Nonstop flight route between Bamburi, Kenya and Carlisle, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bamburi Airport (BMQ), Bamburi, Kenya and Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX), Carlisle, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,737 miles (or 7,624 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 Carlisle Lake District 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 Carlisle Lake District 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 / |
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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: | CAX / EGNC |
Airport Name: | Carlisle Lake District Airport |
Location: | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°56'15"N by 2°48'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Stobart Airports Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAX |
More Information: | CAX Maps & Info |
Facts about Bamburi Airport (BMQ):
- The closest airport to Bamburi Airport (BMQ) is Moi International Airport (MBA), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bamburi Airport", another name for BMQ is "HKBM".
Facts about Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX):
- Because of Carlisle Lake District Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlisle Lake District 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.
- Originally housing No.59 Operational Training Unit the station provided day training for Hawker Hurricane pilots, which was replaced by OTU17 Group Coastal Command in August 1942 for training long-range fighter crews on Bristol Beaufort and Bristol Beaufighter conversion squadrons, as well as air firing and night flying.
- The closest airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of CAX.
- On 2 December 2008, the Stobart Group announced the surprise £21 million purchase of London Southend Airport.
- In October 2009 Andy Judge took over as airport manager.
- Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) has 2 runways.
- However, on 19 May 2010 the Court of Appeal overturned the City Council's decision to grant planning permission due to an objection by a local farmer, a Mr Gordon Brown, on the grounds that a full environmental assessment had not been carried out before permission was considered.
- In January 2009, Stobart Group's subsidiary, Stobart Airports Ltd, exercised its option to acquire Carlisle Lake District Airport from Stobart Air Holdings for £14 million.
- The furthest airport from Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Subject to planning approval by Carlisle City Council, Aer Arann hope to commence a link from Carlisle Lake District Airport to Stobart Air's other base at London Southend Airport and to Dublin, basing an ATR42 aircraft at Carlisle.