Nonstop flight route between Dalhart, Texas, United States and Nanyuki, Kenya:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT), Dalhart, Texas, United States and Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,848 miles (or 14,239 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 Dalhart Municipal 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 Dalhart Municipal 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: | DHT / KDHT |
Airport Name: | Dalhart Municipal Airport |
Location: | Dalhart, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'21"N by 102°32'49"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Dalhart |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3991 feet (1,216 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DHT |
More Information: | DHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NYK / HKNY |
Airport Names: |
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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 Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT):
- Dalhart AAF was closed in December 1945, and the property went to the city of Dalhart.
- The closest airport to Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) is Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NW of DHT.
- The furthest airport from Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,025 miles (17,743 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) has 2 runways.
Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):
- In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
- Nanyuki Airfield is open from 6 am to 6 pm daily, with all traffic reporting to the Nanyuki air traffic controller.
- 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.
- Located on the western foot hills of Mount Kenya, it lies only 8 kilometres, south of the Equator.
- The closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.
- In the early 1990s the airfield became home to Tropic Air Kenya — a small air charter company operating single-engine Cessna aircraft and helicopters.
- 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.
- Offices and facilities have been built.
- Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.