Nonstop flight route between Surabaya, Indonesia and Nairobi, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juanda International Airport (SUB), Surabaya, Indonesia and Wilson Airport (WIL), Nairobi, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,246 miles (or 8,442 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 Juanda International Airport and Wilson 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 Juanda International Airport and Wilson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUB / WARR |
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Location: | Surabaya, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°22'46"S by 112°47'12"E |
Area Served: | Surabaya |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUB |
More Information: | SUB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WIL / HKNW |
Airport Name: | Wilson Airport |
Location: | Nairobi, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°19'12"S by 36°48'53"E |
Area Served: | Nairobi |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 5546 feet (1,690 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WIL |
More Information: | WIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Juanda International Airport (SUB):
- Juanda International Airport (SUB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Apron and runway view from Departure lounge
- Because of Juanda International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Juanda International 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 Juanda International Airport (SUB) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of SUB.
- In addition to being known as "Juanda International Airport", another name for SUB is "Bandar Udara Internasional Juanda".
- The furthest airport from Juanda International Airport (SUB) is Las Flecheras Airport (SFD), which is nearly antipodal to Juanda International Airport (meaning Juanda International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Las Flecheras Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela.
- Juanda International Airport handled 16,447,912 passengers last year.
- A new three-story terminal building was opened on 10 November 2006.
Facts about Wilson Airport (WIL):
- The furthest airport from Wilson Airport (WIL) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,619 miles (18,698 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Wilson Airport (WIL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Wilson Airport (WIL) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of WIL.
- Because of Wilson Airport's high elevation of 5,546 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WIL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WIL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Airkenya and other small airlines use Wilson Airport for scheduled domestic passenger services, instead of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.