Nonstop flight route between Kiwayu, Kenya and Pärnu, Estonia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiwayu Airport (KWY), Kiwayu, Kenya and Pärnu Airport (EPU), Pärnu, Estonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,273 miles (or 6,877 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 Kiwayu Airport and Pärnu 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 Kiwayu Airport and Pärnu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWY / |
Airport Name: | Kiwayu Airport |
Location: | Kiwayu, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°57'38"S by 41°17'50"E |
Area Served: | Kiwayu, Lamu District, Coast Province, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWY |
More Information: | KWY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EPU / EEPU |
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Location: | Pärnu, Estonia |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°25'9"N by 24°28'22"E |
Operator/Owner: | Tallinn Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EPU |
More Information: | EPU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kiwayu Airport (KWY):
- The furthest airport from Kiwayu Airport (KWY) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,626 miles (18,710 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Kiwayu Airport (KWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kiwayu Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiwayu 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 Kiwayu Airport (KWY) is Manda Airport (LAU), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SW of KWY.
Facts about Pärnu Airport (EPU):
- In the summer of 2010 Estonian Air operated one return flight a week from Stockholm.
- In addition to being known as "Pärnu Airport", another name for EPU is "Pärnu lennujaam".
- The furthest airport from Pärnu Airport (EPU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,091 miles (17,848 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In October 1937 Pärnu town council designated an area of 0.28 km² for the building of an airport.
- In the summer of 1992, the re-constituted Estonian defence ministry took over the military airport, which had drawn down its operations.
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pärnu Airport (EPU) is Tallinn Airport (TLL), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) N of EPU.
- Because of Pärnu Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Pärnu 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.