Nonstop flight route between Kampala, Uganda and Qaqortoq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kampala Airport (KLA), Kampala, Uganda and Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU), Qaqortoq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,816 miles (or 9,360 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 Qaqortoq Heliport, 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 Qaqortoq Heliport. 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: | JJU / BGJH |
Airport Name: | Qaqortoq Heliport |
Location: | Qaqortoq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°42'56"N by 46°1'45"W |
Area Served: | Qaqortoq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from JJU |
More Information: | JJU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kampala Airport (KLA):
- 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".
- Kololo Airstrip was constructed during 1936 at the instigation of Philip Euen Mitchell, Governor of Uganda 1935 – 1940.
- Possibly the last use of the airstrip by fixed-wing aircraft was in the mid-1970s by members of the Safari Rally Committee who obtained special consent to operate from the site with a Cessna 310.
- The airstrip was used for the Independence Ceremony in October 1962 and for an open air Mass by Pope Paul VI in 1969.
- A 1939 survey by Imperial Airways notes that prior notice of intended arrival should be sent to P.W.D.
- 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.
Facts about Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU):
- The furthest airport from Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,079 miles (17,830 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Qaqortoq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Qaqortoq Heliport 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.
- Qaqortoq Heliport handled 14,204 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU) is Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of JJU.