Nonstop flight route between Jinja, Uganda and Gander, Newfoundland, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jinja Airport (JIN), Jinja, Uganda and Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,093 miles (or 9,806 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Jinja Airport and Gander International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Jinja Airport and Gander International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIN / HUJI | 
| Airport Name: | Jinja Airport | 
| Location: | Jinja, Uganda | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°27'9"N by 33°11'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Jinja, Uganda | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | 
| Airport Type: | Civilian & Military | 
| Elevation: | 3840 feet (1,170 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JIN | 
| More Information: | JIN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQX / CYQX | 
| Airport Name: | Gander International Airport | 
| Location: | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W | 
| Area Served: | Gander, Newfoundland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 496 feet (151 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YQX | 
| More Information: | YQX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Jinja Airport (JIN):
- The furthest airport from Jinja Airport (JIN) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 - The closest airport to Jinja Airport (JIN) is Kampala Airport (KLA), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of JIN.
 
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - A major reason that Gander received so much traffic was partly due to its ability to handle large aircraft, but primarily because Transport Canada and Nav Canada instructed pilots coming from Europe to avoid the airports in major urban centres of Central Canada, like Lester B.
 - Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
 - Runway 04/22 was extended from 8,400 to 10,500 ft in 1971.
 - The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
 - The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The airport's runway 03/21 was also designated as an emergency landing runway for the Space Shuttle.
 
