Nonstop flight route between Delhi, India and Mombasa, Kenya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi, India and Moi International Airport (MBA), Mombasa, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,359 miles (or 5,406 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 Indira Gandhi International Airport and Moi International 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 Indira Gandhi International Airport and Moi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL):

• On 21 August 2008, the airport inaugurated its 3rd runway 11/29 costing 10 billion and 4,430 m long.
• Designed by HOK working in consultation with Mott MacDonald, the new Terminal 3 is a two-tier building spread over an area of 20 acres, with the bottom floor being the arrivals area, and the top being a departures area.
• Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Agra Airport (AGR), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) SSE of DEL.
• Delhi International Airport Limited is a consortium of the GMR Group, Fraport and Malaysia Airports, India Development Fund and the Airports Authority of India retains a 26% stake.
• The furthest airport from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Indira Gandhi International Airport (meaning Indira Gandhi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Opened on 1 May 1986, at a cost of 950 million, it was also in desperate need of repair.
• The old airport terminal is now known as Terminal 1 and handles domestic flights for all budget airlines.
• On 2 May 2006, the management of Delhi and Mumbai airports were handed over to the private consortia.
• Because of Indira Gandhi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Indira Gandhi International 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.

Facts about Moi International Airport (MBA):

• Mombasa Airport was expanded to an international airport in 1979.
• From July to September 1994, Moi International Airport was used almost continuously as a refuelling station during the Operation Support Hope humanitarian mission into Rwanda.
• The furthest airport from Moi International Airport (MBA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,478 miles (18,472 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Moi International Airport (MBA) is Bamburi Airport (BMQ), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of MBA.
• Because of Moi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 200 feet, planes can take off or land at Moi International 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.
• Moi International Airport serves the city of Mombasa and surrounding communities.
• Moi International Airport (MBA) has 2 runways.