Nonstop flight route between Soroti, Uganda and Oran, Algeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Soroti Airport (SRT), Soroti, Uganda and Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN), Oran, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,208 miles (or 5,163 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 Soroti Airport and Es-Sénia – Ben Bella 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 Soroti Airport and Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Soroti Airport (SRT):

• The airport was originally built as a training school for the British Overseas Airways Corporation to train their pilots in tropical flying techniques.
• The closest airport to Soroti Airport (SRT) is Jinja Airport (JIN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) SSW of SRT.
• The second runway has a laterite surface and measures 769.5 metres long.
• In addition to being known as "Soroti Airport", another name for SRT is "Soroti".
• Soroti Airport (SRT) has 2 runways.
• The airport is located in the town of Soroti, Soroti District, Teso sub-region, Eastern Uganda.
• The furthest airport from Soroti Airport (SRT) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,685 miles (18,806 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

Facts about Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN):

• The furthest airport from Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) is Whakatane Airport (WHK), which is nearly antipodal to Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (meaning Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whakatane Airport), and is located 12,228 miles (19,678 kilometers) away in Whakatane, New Zealand.
• Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) has 2 runways.
• During World War II, La Sénia Airport was first used by the French Air Force as a military airfield, first by the Armée de l'Air, and after June 1940, by the Armistice Air Force of the Vichy government.
• The closest airport to Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) is Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of ORN.
• In addition to being known as "Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport", other names for ORN include "Es Sénia Airport (Ouahran)" and "مطار السانية وهران".
• Because of Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Es-Sénia – Ben Bella 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.
• Andrade Gutierrez, a Brazilian company has won a contract to construct a new runway in Oran Airport, located in the second largest city in Algeria.