Nonstop flight route between Kampala, Uganda and Ghinnir, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kampala Airport (KLA), Kampala, Uganda and Ghinnir Airport (GNN), Ghinnir, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 732 miles (or 1,178 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 relatively short distance between Kampala Airport and Ghinnir Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLA / HUKC |
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Location: | Kampala, Uganda |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°19'33"N by 32°35'33"E |
Area Served: | Kampala, Uganda |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda |
Airport Type: | Civilian and Military |
Elevation: | 3930 feet (1,198 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KLA |
More Information: | KLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GNN / HAGH |
Airport Name: | Ghinnir Airport |
Location: | Ghinnir, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°9'0"N by 40°43'1"E |
Area Served: | Ghinnir |
Elevation: | 6499 feet (1,981 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from GNN |
More Information: | GNN Maps & Info |
Facts about Kampala Airport (KLA):
- Kampala Airport was located on Kololo Hill, in the centre of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.
- Aviation use during WW2 is unknown – the airstrip however had fallen out of use by 1946 and remained unused thereafter.
- The furthest airport from Kampala Airport (KLA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Aviation use seems to have been low-key, with little justification for what was quite a major construction - the £18,500 contract having been awarded to Gailey & Roberts Ltd.
- The closest airport to Kampala Airport (KLA) is Entebbe International Airport (EBB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of KLA.
- In addition to being known as "Kampala Airport", another name for KLA is "Kololo".
Facts about Ghinnir Airport (GNN):
- The furthest airport from Ghinnir Airport (GNN) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Ghinnir Airport (meaning Ghinnir Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,255 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Ghinnir Airport's high elevation of 6,499 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GNN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GNN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Ghinnir Airport (GNN) is Robe Airport (GOB), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of GNN.