Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Masai Mara, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Mara Serena Airport (MRE), Masai Mara, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,829 miles (or 14,209 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Mara Serena 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Mara Serena Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKF / KSKF |
Airport Name: | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio |
Location: | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°23'3"N by 98°34'51"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SKF |
More Information: | SKF Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- On 15 May 2009, Air Force officials announced that Lackland is the preferred alternative location for the 24th Air Force.
- The closest airport to Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of SKF.
- On 3 Feb 1948, the facility was named Lackland AFB after Brigadier General Frank Lackland, who was commissioned into the regular Army after serving in the National Guard, District of Columbia.
- The furthest airport from Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,124 miles (17,902 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- During the 1960s, more permanent facilities were constructed, including four 1,000-person steel and brick Recruit Housing and Training dormitories built between 1966 and 1970 for basic military training by the Lackland Military Training Center.
- Lackland is best known for its role in being the sole location for U.S.
Facts about Mara Serena Airport (MRE):
- Mara Serena Airport lies approximately 225 kilometres southwest of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport.
- Mara Serena Airport (MRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.