Nonstop flight route between Nanyuki, Kenya and Ontario, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya and Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO), Ontario, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,006 miles (or 14,494 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 Nanyuki Airfield and Ontario Municipal 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 Nanyuki Airfield and Ontario Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NYK / HKNY |
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Location: | Nanyuki, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°3'39"S by 37°2'30"E |
Area Served: | Nanyuki, and Northern Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 6250 feet (1,905 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NYK |
More Information: | NYK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ONO / KONO |
Airport Name: | Ontario Municipal Airport |
Location: | Ontario, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°1'9"N by 117°0'47"W |
Area Served: | Ontario, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | City of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2193 feet (668 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ONO |
More Information: | ONO Maps & Info |
Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):
- The closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.
- In the early 1990s the airfield became home to Tropic Air Kenya — a small air charter company operating single-engine Cessna aircraft and helicopters.
- In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
- Because of Nanyuki Airfield's high elevation of 6,250 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NYK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NYK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Located on the western foot hills of Mount Kenya, it lies only 8 kilometres, south of the Equator.
- Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO):
- Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) currently has only 1 runway.
- West Coast Airlines and Hughes Airwest stopped there until 1972-73.
- The furthest airport from Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,845 miles (17,454 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In the year ending July 13, 2010 the airport had 12,930 general aviation aircraft operations, average 35 per day.
- The closest airport to Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SE of ONO.