Nonstop flight route between Acandí, Colombia and Nanyuki, Kenya:
Departure Airport:
(8°31'0"N by 77°17'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°3'39"S by 37°2'30"E)
Distance from ACD to NYK:
7,881.22 miles (12,683.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD), Acandí, Colombia and Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,881 miles (or 12,684 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 Alcides Fernández 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 Alcides Fernández 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: | ACD / SKAD |
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| Location: | Acandí, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°31'0"N by 77°17'59"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACD |
| More Information: | ACD 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 Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD):
- In addition to being known as "Alcides Fernández Airport", other names for ACD include "Aeropuerto Alcides Fernández", "Acandí Airport" and "Aeropuerto de Acandí".
- The closest airport to Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) is Mulatupo Airport (MPP), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NW of ACD.
- The furthest airport from Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Alcides Fernández Airport (meaning Alcides Fernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,193 miles (19,623 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Because of Alcides Fernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Alcides Fernández 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.
Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):
- 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.
- 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 is open from 6 am to 6 pm daily, with all traffic reporting to the Nanyuki air traffic controller.
- Located on the western foot hills of Mount Kenya, it lies only 8 kilometres, south of the Equator.
- In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
- The closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.
- Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.85 miles (67.36 km) NW | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá |     |
| 2 | 62.96 miles (101.32 km) SE | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 3 | 67.20 miles (108.15 km) NW | Achutupo Airport (ACU) | Achutupo, Panama | |
| 4 | 79.34 miles (127.69 km) WSW | Garachiné Airport (GHE) | Garachiné, Panama | |
| 5 | 84.10 miles (135.35 km) NW | Playón Chico Airport (PYC) | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama | |
| 6 | 102.90 miles (165.60 km) ENE | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 7 | 118.75 miles (191.11 km) W | Contadora Airport (OTD) | Contadora Island, Panama | |
| 8 | 147.34 miles (237.12 km) WNW | Tocumen International Airport (PTY) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 9 | 147.82 miles (237.90 km) E | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 10 | 148.61 miles (239.17 km) ENE | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 11 | 148.62 miles (239.18 km) ESE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 12 | 157.23 miles (253.04 km) WNW | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 13 | 160.01 miles (257.50 km) S | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 14 | 180.37 miles (290.28 km) NE | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 15 | 181.89 miles (292.73 km) ESE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,193.12 miles (19,622.88 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,153.81 miles (19,559.61 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,119.35 miles (19,504.15 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,116.12 miles (19,498.95 km) SSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,114.22 miles (19,495.90 km) S | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,110.26 miles (19,489.52 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,084.75 miles (19,448.48 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,048.76 miles (19,390.55 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,025.12 miles (19,352.51 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,018.82 miles (19,342.37 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,998.15 miles (19,309.10 km) W | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,984.76 miles (19,287.55 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,971.49 miles (19,266.20 km) W | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,964.09 miles (19,254.29 km) ESE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,957.11 miles (19,243.06 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 87.25 miles (140.42 km) S | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 2 | 88.38 miles (142.24 km) S | Wilson Airport (WIL) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 3 | 98.71 miles (158.86 km) WNW | Kimwarer Airport (KRV) | Kerio Valley, Kenya | |
| 4 | 126.16 miles (203.03 km) W | Kericho Airport (KEY) | Kericho, Kenya | |
| 5 | 128.66 miles (207.06 km) WNW | Eldoret International Airport (EDL) | Eldoret, Kenya | |
| 6 | 159.83 miles (257.21 km) W | Kisumu International Airport (KIS) | Kisumu, Kenya | |
| 7 | 160.67 miles (258.57 km) WNW | Kitale Airport (KTL) | Kitale, Kenya | |
| 8 | 168.31 miles (270.87 km) WSW | Mara Serena Airport (MRE) | Masai Mara, Kenya | |
| 9 | 178.92 miles (287.94 km) S | Amboseli Airport (ASV) | Amboseli, Kenya | |
| 10 | 182.35 miles (293.46 km) E | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| 11 | 208.69 miles (335.86 km) SSE | Kilaguni Airport (ILU) | Kilaguni, Kenya | |
| 12 | 228.11 miles (367.10 km) ESE | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 13 | 228.96 miles (368.48 km) S | Moshi Airport (QSI) | Moshi, Tanzania | |
| 14 | 230.23 miles (370.51 km) S | Arusha Airport (ARK) | Arusha, Tanzania | |
| 15 | 232.74 miles (374.56 km) S | Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,705.47 miles (18,838.07 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,433.78 miles (18,400.84 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,412.69 miles (18,366.90 km) SSE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,410.61 miles (18,363.55 km) SSE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,350.00 miles (18,266.01 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,332.83 miles (18,238.38 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,331.17 miles (18,235.71 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,330.48 miles (18,234.60 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,323.36 miles (18,223.13 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,308.24 miles (18,198.80 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,285.48 miles (18,162.17 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,221.40 miles (18,059.05 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,176.30 miles (17,986.47 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,155.90 miles (17,953.63 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,148.59 miles (17,941.87 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |