Nonstop flight route between Masai Mara, Kenya and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mara Serena Airport (MRE), Masai Mara, Kenya and Manas International Airport (FRU), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,927 miles (or 6,319 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 Mara Serena Airport and Manas 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 Mara Serena Airport and Manas 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: | MRE / |
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Location: | Masai Mara, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°24'18"S by 35°0'35"E |
Area Served: | Masai Mara, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRE |
More Information: | MRE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRU / UAFM |
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Location: | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°3'40"N by 74°28'39"E |
Area Served: | Bishkek |
Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
Elevation: | 2090 feet (637 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRU |
More Information: | FRU Maps & Info |
Facts about Mara Serena Airport (MRE):
- In addition to being known as "Mara Serena Airport", another name for MRE is "n/a".
- The closest airport to Mara Serena Airport (MRE) is Kericho Airport (KEY), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NNE of MRE.
- Because of Mara Serena Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MRE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MRE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Mara Serena Airport (MRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mara Serena Airport is a small civilian airport, serving Masai Mara and the neighboring communities.
- The furthest airport from Mara Serena Airport (MRE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,582 miles (18,640 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Manas International Airport (FRU):
- With the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom, the United States and its coalition partners immediately sought permission from the Kyrgyz government to use the airport as a military base for operations in Afghanistan.
- The airport is operational 24 hours and its ILS system meets ICAO CAT II standards, which enables aircraft operations in low ceiling ) and visibility ).
- In addition to being known as "Manas International Airport", other names for FRU include "Манас эл аралык аэропорту", "FRU (БИШ)" and "UCFM".
- When Kyrgyzstan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the airport began a slow but steady decline as its infrastructure remained neglected for almost ten years and a sizable aircraft boneyard developed.
- It is also the site of the Transit Center at Manas, formerly known as Manas Air Base, a US Air Force base supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
- The furthest airport from Manas International Airport (FRU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Manas International Airport (FRU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Around the same time the Kyrgyz government performed a major expansion and renovation of the passenger terminal, funded in part by the sizable landing fees paid by coalition forces.
- The closest airport to Manas International Airport (FRU) is Almaty International Airport (ALA), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) E of FRU.