Nonstop flight route between Kitale, Kenya and Qianjiang, Chongqing, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kitale Airport (KTL), Kitale, Kenya and Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ), Qianjiang, Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,218 miles (or 8,397 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 Kitale Airport and Qianjiang Wulingshan 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 Kitale Airport and Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTL / HKKT |
Airport Name: | Kitale Airport |
Location: | Kitale, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°58'30"N by 34°57'36"E |
Area Served: | Kitale, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 6070 feet (1,850 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTL |
More Information: | KTL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIQ / |
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Location: | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°31'2"N by 108°49'45"E |
Area Served: | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from JIQ |
More Information: | JIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kitale Airport (KTL):
- Kitale Airport is an airport in Kitale, Kenya.
- Its location is approximately 336 kilometres, by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport.
- Kitale Airport (KTL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kitale Airport (KTL) is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of KTL.
- Because of Kitale Airport's high elevation of 6,070 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KTL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KTL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Kitale Airport is a small airport that serves the town of Kitale and surrounding communities.
- The furthest airport from Kitale Airport (KTL) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,701 miles (18,832 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ):
- The furthest airport from Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (meaning Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport", other names for JIQ include "黔江武陵山机场", "Qiánjiāng Wǔlíngshān Jīchǎng" and "ZUQJ".
- The closest airport to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NE of JIQ.