Nonstop flight route between Kampala, Uganda and Dire Dawa, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kampala Airport (KLA), Kampala, Uganda and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), Dire Dawa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 905 miles (or 1,456 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 relatively short distance between Kampala Airport and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | DIR / HADR |
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Location: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°37'27"N by 41°51'15"E |
Area Served: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 3829 feet (1,167 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIR |
More Information: | DIR 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.
- A 1939 survey by Imperial Airways notes that prior notice of intended arrival should be sent to P.W.D.
- In addition to being known as "Kampala Airport", another name for KLA is "Kololo".
- Kampala Airport, also known as Kololo Airstrip, was an airport in Uganda.
- 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 Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR):
- On 27 August 1981, Douglas C-47B ET-AGX of RRC Air Services was written off when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing.
- The airport was named after Emperor Haile Selassie's elder half-brother, Dejazmach Yilma Makonnen, who preceded him as governor of Harar.
- Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of DIR.
- The furthest airport from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (meaning Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport", another name for DIR is "አባ ጤና ደጃዝማች ይልማ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".