Nonstop flight route between Bamburi, Kenya and Akureyri, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bamburi Airport (BMQ), Bamburi, Kenya and Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,599 miles (or 9,011 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 Bamburi Airport and Akureyri 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 Bamburi Airport and Akureyri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMQ / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bamburi, Kenya | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°58'48"S by 39°43'47"E | 
| Area Served: | Bamburi, Kenya | 
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Civil Aviation Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian | 
| Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BMQ | 
| More Information: | BMQ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEY / BIAR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Akureyri, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Akureyri | 
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AEY | 
| More Information: | AEY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bamburi Airport (BMQ):
- Its location is approximately 430 kilometres, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
- The furthest airport from Bamburi Airport (BMQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,483 miles (18,480 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Bamburi Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Bamburi 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 Bamburi Airport (BMQ) is Moi International Airport (MBA), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of BMQ.
- In addition to being known as "Bamburi Airport", another name for BMQ is "HKBM".
Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):
- Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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.
- In addition to being known as "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
- In the future, Isavia plans to expand the passenger terminal and ramp area.
- The furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
- Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1997 The domestic division of Icelandair merged with Flugfélag Norðurlands to form Flugfélag Íslands or Air Iceland as it is called in English.




