Nonstop flight route between Kericho, Kenya and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kericho Airport (KEY), Kericho, Kenya and Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,590 miles (or 8,996 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 Kericho Airport and Kota Kinabalu 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 Kericho Airport and Kota Kinabalu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEY / HKKR |
Airport Name: | Kericho Airport |
Location: | Kericho, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°23'6"S by 35°14'41"E |
Area Served: | Kericho, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 7165 feet (2,184 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KEY |
More Information: | KEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKI / WBKK |
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Location: | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°56'40"N by 116°3'30"E |
Area Served: | Kota Kinabalu |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKI |
More Information: | BKI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kericho Airport (KEY):
- Kericho Airport is an airport in Kenya.
- The furthest airport from Kericho Airport (KEY) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,632 miles (18,719 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Kericho Airport is located in Kericho District, Rift Valley Province, in the town of Kericho, in the southwestern part of Kenya on the map.
- The closest airport to Kericho Airport (KEY) is Kisumu International Airport (KIS), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WNW of KEY.
- There is no regular, scheduled airline service to Kericho Airport at this time.
- Because of Kericho Airport's high elevation of 7,165 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KEY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KEY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI):
- Terminal 1's new wing was completed and opened for commercial use on 19 August 2008 while the other wing was closed for renovation and is expected to complete by May 2010.
- Because of Kota Kinabalu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kota Kinabalu 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.
- The closest airport to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) S of BKI.
- The airport first began as a military airfield built by the Japanese occupying forces during World-War II.
- The furthest airport from Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is nearly antipodal to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (meaning Kota Kinabalu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lábrea Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,843 kilometers) away in Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The current largest scheduled aircraft to operate in and out of the terminal is the Boeing 777-200ER from Royal Brunei and Malaysia Airlines.
- Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In mid-2005, the Malaysian government approved a project for major renovation and extension of KKIA worth RM1.4 billion.
- In addition to being known as "Kota Kinabalu International Airport", another name for BKI is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu".
- Kota Kinabalu International Airport handled 6,929,692 passengers last year.