Nonstop flight route between Kampala, Uganda and Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kampala Airport (KLA), Kampala, Uganda and Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,577 miles (or 12,194 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 Tri-Cities Regional 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 Tri-Cities Regional 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: | TRI / KTRI |
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| Location: | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°28'31"N by 82°24'26"W |
| Area Served: | Tri-Cities, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | Tri-Cities Airport Commission |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1519 feet (463 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TRI |
| More Information: | TRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kampala Airport (KLA):
- 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 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".
- 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.
Facts about Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI):
- The furthest airport from Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,434 miles (18,402 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Tri-Cities Regional Airport", another name for TRI is "Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA".
- The closest airport to Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) is Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of TRI.
- Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) has 2 runways.
- Tri-Cities Regional Airport covers 1,225 acres at an elevation of 1,519 feet above mean sea level.
- In the mid-1930s Johnson City’s airfield and Kingsport’s airstrip were deemed not practical for expansion.
