Nonstop flight route between Eldoret, Kenya and Avalon, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eldoret International Airport (EDL), Eldoret, Kenya and Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,259 miles (or 11,682 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 Eldoret International Airport and Avalon 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 Eldoret International Airport and Avalon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDL / HKEL |
Airport Name: | Eldoret International Airport |
Location: | Eldoret, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°24'15"N by 35°14'20"E |
Area Served: | Eldoret |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 7050 feet (2,149 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EDL |
More Information: | EDL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVV / YMAV |
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Location: | Avalon, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°2'20"S by 144°10'8"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne, Geelong |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Defence |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AVV |
More Information: | AVV Maps & Info |
Facts about Eldoret International Airport (EDL):
- Because of Eldoret International Airport's high elevation of 7,050 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EDL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EDL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Eldoret International Airport (EDL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Eldoret International Airport (EDL) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,679 miles (18,795 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Eldoret Airport, is located in the city of Eldoret, in Uasin Gishu District, Rift Valley Province, in the southwestern part of Kenya, close to the International border with Uganda.
- The closest airport to Eldoret International Airport (EDL) is Kimwarer Airport (KRV), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of EDL.
Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):
- In October 1988, the ASTA Aircraft Services division took the first Boeing 747 to Avalon for servicing and maintenance.
- In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
- In 1997, the Australian Commonwealth government through the Department of Defence, granted Linfox a 50 year plus a 49 year option lease of the airport.
- International Operations
- Avalon Airport has 55,000 square metres of hangar space, including three Boeing 747 hangars.
- In 2010, Tiger Airways signed a deal with the airport to set up its main hub and base from Avalon Airport and in 2011 celebrated its 250,000 passenger.
- The furthest airport from Avalon Airport (AVV) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Avalon Airport (meaning Avalon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Avalon Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Avalon 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 airport was opened in 1953, to cater for the production of military aircraft.
- Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2013, Virgin Airways announced its take-over bid to purchase a 60% share of the ailing airline, which was approved by the ACCC after a protracted investigation to ensure that airlines and domestic airfares remained competitive to the general public.
- In 1985 the Government Aircraft Factories changed its name to Aerospace Technologies of Australia.
- A 10,000 ft runway was built by Country Roads Board, with the first plane landing on 3 April 1953 – a four-engined Avro Lincoln heavy bomber flown from Fishermans Bend.
- The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.