Nonstop flight route between Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada and Nanyuki, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Terrace Bay Airport (YTJ), Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada and Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,720 miles (or 12,425 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 Terrace Bay Airport and Nanyuki Airfield, 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 Terrace Bay Airport and Nanyuki Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YTJ / CYTJ |
Airport Name: | Terrace Bay Airport |
Location: | Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°48'47"N by 87°5'57"W |
Operator/Owner: | Township of Terrace Bay |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 950 feet (290 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YTJ |
More Information: | YTJ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Terrace Bay Airport (YTJ):
- Terrace Bay Airport (YTJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Terrace Bay Airport (YTJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,904 miles (17,548 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Terrace Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 950 feet, planes can take off or land at Terrace Bay 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 Terrace Bay Airport (YTJ) is Marathon Aerodrome (YSP), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of YTJ.
Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):
- Nanyuki Airfield is open from 6 am to 6 pm daily, with all traffic reporting to the Nanyuki air traffic controller.
- In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
- In the late 1960s the Nanyuki Airfield was originally along the Nanyuki – Rumuruti Road.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.