Nonstop flight route between Ludhiana, India and Kampala, Uganda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sahnewal Airport (LUH), Ludhiana, India and Kampala Airport (KLA), Kampala, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,535 miles (or 5,689 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 Sahnewal Airport and Kampala 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 Sahnewal Airport and Kampala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUH / VILD |
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Location: | Ludhiana, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°51'16"N by 75°57'9"E |
Area Served: | Ludhiana |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 834 feet (254 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUH |
More Information: | LUH Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Sahnewal Airport (LUH):
- In addition to being known as "Sahnewal Airport", other names for LUH include "Ludhiana Airport", "साहनेवाल हवाई अड्डे" and "लुधियाना हवाई अड्डे".
- Because of Sahnewal Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Sahnewal 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 closest airport to Sahnewal Airport (LUH) is Chandigarh Airport (IXC), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ESE of LUH.
- The furthest airport from Sahnewal Airport (LUH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sahnewal Airport (meaning Sahnewal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,024 miles (19,351 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Sahnewal Airport (LUH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kampala Airport (KLA):
- 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.
- Kololo Airstrip was constructed during 1936 at the instigation of Philip Euen Mitchell, Governor of Uganda 1935 – 1940.
- Kampala Airport was located on Kololo Hill, in the centre of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.
- 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".