Nonstop flight route between Marshall, Texas, United States and Lamu, Kenya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Harrison County Airport (ASL), Marshall, Texas, United States and Manda Airport (LAU), Lamu, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,861 miles (or 14,261 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 Harrison County Airport and Manda 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 Harrison County Airport and Manda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Harrison County Airport (ASL):

• Because of Harrison County Airport's relatively low elevation of 357 feet, planes can take off or land at Harrison County 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 Harrison County Airport (ASL) is East Texas Regional Airport (GGG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of ASL.
• Harrison County Airport (ASL) has 2 runways.
• In the year ending May 28, 2007 the airport had 16,200 general aviation aircraft operations, average 44 per day.
• The furthest airport from Harrison County Airport (ASL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,865 miles (17,485 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.

Facts about Manda Airport (LAU):

• Manda Airport is located in on Manda Island, Lamu District, Coast Province, in the Lamu Archipelago on the western shores of the Indian Ocean, on the Kenya coast.
• Manda Airport is a small civilian airport on Manda Island, serving the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya.
• Its location is approximately 450 kilometres, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
• The closest airport to Manda Airport (LAU) is Kiwayu Airport (KWY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NE of LAU.
• On 14 October 2003 at about 9.00 am, local time, a Cessna 208 Caravan I owned ans operated by Airkenya Express, with one pilot and no passengers, took off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi, headed for Manda Airport in Lamu, approximately 450 kilometres, by air, to the southeast.
• Manda Airport (LAU) has 2 runways.
• Because of Manda Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Manda 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 furthest airport from Manda Airport (LAU) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,607 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.