Nonstop flight route between Brownsville, Texas, United States and Eldoret, Kenya:
Departure Airport:
(25°54'24"N by 97°25'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°24'15"N by 35°14'20"E)
Distance from BRO to EDL:
8,798.13 miles (14,159.19 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BRO Airport Information
- EDL Airport Information
- Facts about BRO
- Facts about EDL
- Map of Nearest Airports to BRO
- List of Nearest Airports to BRO
- Map of Furthest Airports from BRO
- List of Furthest Airports from BRO
- Map of Nearest Airports to EDL
- List of Nearest Airports to EDL
- Map of Furthest Airports from EDL
- List of Furthest Airports from EDL
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), Brownsville, Texas, United States and Eldoret International Airport (EDL), Eldoret, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,798 miles (or 14,159 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 Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport and Eldoret International 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 Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport and Eldoret International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRO / KBRO |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Brownsville, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°54'24"N by 97°25'32"W |
| Area Served: | Brownsville / South Padre Island, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Brownsville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRO |
| More Information: | BRO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDL / HKEL |
| Airport Name: | Eldoret International Airport |
| Location: | Eldoret, Kenya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°24'15"N by 35°14'20"E |
| Area Served: | Eldoret |
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 7050 feet (2,149 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EDL |
| More Information: | EDL Maps & Info |
Facts about Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO):
- Pan American Airways, Inc..
- Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) has 3 runways.
- During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces, although the Air Corps had signed a contract with Pan American Airways in 1940 for the training of aircraft mechanics at the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport", another name for BRO is "(former Brownsville Army Airfield)".
- Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport is a city owned, public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Brownsville, a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States.
- The closest airport to Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) is General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of BRO.
- The Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport is the first airport in Texas to offer flight status notification via text-messaging through its website.
- For the first year of the United States' involvement in combat of the war, Pan American continued to operate the airport, providing training to Ferrying Command pilots and ground mechanics assigned to the 18th Transport Transition Training Detachment.
- Because of Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Brownsville/South Padre Island International 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 Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,143 miles (17,933 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Eldoret International Airport (EDL):
- Eldoret International Airport (EDL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Eldoret Airport, is an International airport in Kenya.
- The furthest airport from Eldoret International Airport (EDL) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,679 miles (18,795 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Eldoret Airport, is located in the city of Eldoret, in Uasin Gishu District, Rift Valley Province, in the southwestern part of Kenya, close to the International border with Uganda.
- Because of Eldoret International Airport's high elevation of 7,050 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EDL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EDL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Eldoret International Airport (EDL) is Kimwarer Airport (KRV), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of EDL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.31 miles (18.20 km) SSW | General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 26.31 miles (42.34 km) NNW | Valley International Airport (HRL) | Harlingen, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 50.35 miles (81.03 km) W | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 4 | 53.77 miles (86.53 km) WNW | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 113.08 miles (181.98 km) NNW | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 123.65 miles (198.99 km) N | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 128.83 miles (207.33 km) N | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 132.02 miles (212.46 km) NNW | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 152.39 miles (245.25 km) N | Aransas County Airport (RKP) | Rockport, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 166.92 miles (268.63 km) W | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 11 | 169.04 miles (272.04 km) NW | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 169.73 miles (273.15 km) NW | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 13 | 179.95 miles (289.60 km) SSW | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 14 | 205.88 miles (331.34 km) N | Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) | Victoria, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 207.77 miles (334.38 km) NNW | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,143.30 miles (17,933.36 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,110.44 miles (17,880.48 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,813.85 miles (17,403.15 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,692.43 miles (17,207.75 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,689.72 miles (17,203.39 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,587.08 miles (17,038.21 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,566.23 miles (17,004.65 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,514.48 miles (16,921.37 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,504.43 miles (16,905.20 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,498.96 miles (16,896.40 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,484.09 miles (16,872.47 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,460.67 miles (16,834.77 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,440.90 miles (16,802.96 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,437.38 miles (16,797.30 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,436.48 miles (16,795.84 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.01 miles (48.30 km) E | Kimwarer Airport (KRV) | Kerio Valley, Kenya | |
| 2 | 43.88 miles (70.62 km) NNW | Kitale Airport (KTL) | Kitale, Kenya | |
| 3 | 48.89 miles (78.68 km) SW | Kisumu International Airport (KIS) | Kisumu, Kenya | |
| 4 | 54.55 miles (87.78 km) S | Kericho Airport (KEY) | Kericho, Kenya | |
| 5 | 126.02 miles (202.80 km) S | Mara Serena Airport (MRE) | Masai Mara, Kenya | |
| 6 | 128.66 miles (207.06 km) ESE | Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) | Nanyuki, Kenya | |
| 7 | 141.39 miles (227.54 km) W | Jinja Airport (JIN) | Jinja, Uganda | |
| 8 | 144.27 miles (232.18 km) NW | Soroti Airport (SRT) | Soroti, Uganda | |
| 9 | 161.41 miles (259.76 km) SE | Wilson Airport (WIL) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 10 | 164.97 miles (265.50 km) SW | Musoma Airport (MUZ) | Musoma, Tanzania | |
| 11 | 166.60 miles (268.12 km) SE | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 12 | 182.92 miles (294.39 km) W | Kampala Airport (KLA) | Kampala, Uganda | |
| 13 | 189.52 miles (305.00 km) N | Lodwar Airport (LOK) | Lodwar, Kenya | |
| 14 | 194.76 miles (313.44 km) W | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| 15 | 202.15 miles (325.33 km) NNE | Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) | Eliye Springs, Kenya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,678.68 miles (18,794.97 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,551.61 miles (18,590.47 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,463.09 miles (18,448.00 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,462.48 miles (18,447.03 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,403.50 miles (18,352.11 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,401.56 miles (18,348.99 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,382.73 miles (18,318.69 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,353.78 miles (18,272.10 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,344.85 miles (18,257.72 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,339.44 miles (18,249.01 km) SSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,316.09 miles (18,211.43 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,264.94 miles (18,129.11 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,233.74 miles (18,078.90 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,230.63 miles (18,073.90 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,218.12 miles (18,053.77 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |