Nonstop flight route between Kerio Valley, Kenya and Riverton, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kimwarer Airport (KRV), Kerio Valley, Kenya and Riverton Regional Airport (RIW), Riverton, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,708 miles (or 14,014 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 Kimwarer Airport and Riverton Regional 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 Kimwarer Airport and Riverton Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRV / |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Kerio Valley, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°19'12"N by 35°39'53"E |
Area Served: | Kimwarer, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 4701 feet (1,433 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRV |
More Information: | KRV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIW / KRIW |
Airport Name: | Riverton Regional Airport |
Location: | Riverton, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°3'51"N by 108°27'34"W |
Area Served: | Riverton, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | City of Riverton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5528 feet (1,685 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIW |
More Information: | RIW Maps & Info |
Facts about Kimwarer Airport (KRV):
- Because of Kimwarer Airport's high elevation of 4,701 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KRV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KRV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Kimwarer Airport (KRV) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,688 miles (18,811 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Kimwarer Airport (KRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kimwarer Airport", other names for KRV include "Nakuru Airport" and "Kimwarer".
- Kimwarer Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the village of Kimwarer and surrounding communities.
- There is no regular, scheduled airline service to Nakuru Airport at this time.
- The closest airport to Kimwarer Airport (KRV) is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of KRV.
Facts about Riverton Regional Airport (RIW):
- Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) is Hunt Field (LND), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SW of RIW.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 17,035 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 14,186 enplanements in 2009, and 14,361 in 2010.
- Because of Riverton Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,528 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RIW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RIW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.