Nonstop flight route between Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Nanyuki, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Romeu Zema Airport (AAX), Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,827 miles (or 9,377 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 Romeu Zema Airport and Nanyuki Airfield, 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 Romeu Zema Airport and Nanyuki Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAX / SBAX |
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Location: | Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°33'38"S by 46°57'56"W |
Area Served: | Araxá |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3276 feet (999 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAX |
More Information: | AAX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NYK / HKNY |
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Location: | Nanyuki, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°3'39"S by 37°2'30"E |
Area Served: | Nanyuki, and Northern Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 6250 feet (1,905 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NYK |
More Information: | NYK Maps & Info |
Facts about Romeu Zema Airport (AAX):
- Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located 11,988 miles (19,293 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Romeu Zema Airport", another name for AAX is "Aeroporto Romeu Zema".
- The closest airport to Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) is Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) WSW of AAX.
Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):
- In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
- The closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.
- Offices and facilities have been built.
- Nanyuki Airfield is open from 6 am to 6 pm daily, with all traffic reporting to the Nanyuki air traffic controller.
- Because of Nanyuki Airfield's high elevation of 6,250 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NYK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NYK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The new civil airfield for Nanyuki was allocated along the Nanyuki – Naro Moru road about 10 kilometres, out of Nanyuki town, and was named Nanyuki Civil Airfield.