Nonstop flight route between Kampala, Uganda and Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kampala Airport (KLA), Kampala, Uganda and St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE), Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,739 miles (or 12,454 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 St. Pete–Clearwater 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 Kampala Airport and St. Pete–Clearwater 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: | 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: | PIE / KPIE |
Airport Name: | St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport |
Location: | Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°54'36"N by 82°41'15"W |
Area Served: | St. Petersburg / Clearwater, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | County of Pinellas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIE |
More Information: | PIE 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.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kampala Airport", another name for KLA is "Kololo".
Facts about St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE):
- The 304th Fighter Squadron, a combat training unit of the 337th Fighter Group based P-40 Warhawks and, later, P-51 Mustangs at Pinellas Army Airfield for the duration of World War II.
- St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) has 4 runways.
- Along with scheduled commercial airlines, United Parcel Service, Air Cargo, and General/Corporate Aviation are also major activities.
- Because of St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Pete–Clearwater 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.
- The furthest airport from St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,426 miles (18,388 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- With the advent of the Jet age, the airport's runway was extended northward into Tampa Bay and the first commercial jet service to PIE was operated by Northwest.
- The closest airport to St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Clearwater Air Park (CLW), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NW of PIE.