Nonstop flight route between Kampala, Uganda and Sisimiut, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kampala Airport (KLA), Kampala, Uganda and Sisimiut Airport (JHS), Sisimiut, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,098 miles (or 9,814 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 Kampala Airport and Sisimiut 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 Kampala Airport and Sisimiut Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | JHS / BGSS | 
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| Location: | Sisimiut, Greenland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°57'5"N by 53°43'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Sisimiut, Greenland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JHS | 
| More Information: | JHS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kampala Airport (KLA):
- In addition to being known as "Kampala Airport", another name for KLA is "Kololo".
 - 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.
 - Kampala Airport was a small civilian and military, city airport, that served the city of Kampala.
 - The closest airport to Kampala Airport (KLA) is Entebbe International Airport (EBB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of KLA.
 - The airstrip was used for the Independence Ceremony in October 1962 and for an open air Mass by Pope Paul VI in 1969.
 
Facts about Sisimiut Airport (JHS):
- In addition to being known as "Sisimiut Airport", other names for JHS include "Mittarfik Sisimiut" and "Sisimiut Lufthavn".
 - The furthest airport from Sisimiut Airport (JHS) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,591 miles (17,044 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
 - Sisimiut Airport (JHS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Sisimiut Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Sisimiut 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.
 - Roads in Sisimiut, including the road to the airport, are surfaced, but there is no road linking Sisimiut to any other settlement.
 - There is no deicing equipment at the airport, which is costly and problematic in Greenlandic winter.
 - Sisimiut Airport handled 22,955 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Sisimiut Airport (JHS) is Attu Heliport (QGQ), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) N of JHS.
 
