Nonstop flight route between Eldoret, Kenya and Chico, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from EDL to CIC:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- EDL Airport Information
- CIC Airport Information
- Facts about EDL
- Facts about CIC
- Map of Nearest Airports to EDL
- List of Nearest Airports to EDL
- Map of Furthest Airports from EDL
- List of Furthest Airports from EDL
- Map of Nearest Airports to CIC
- List of Nearest Airports to CIC
- Map of Furthest Airports from CIC
- List of Furthest Airports from CIC
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eldoret International Airport (EDL), Eldoret, Kenya and Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), Chico, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,306 miles (or 14,976 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 Eldoret International Airport and Chico Municipal 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 Eldoret International Airport and Chico Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIC / KCIC |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Chico, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°47'43"N by 121°51'29"W |
Area Served: | Chico, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Chico |
Airport Type: | City of Chico |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIC |
More Information: | CIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Eldoret International Airport (EDL):
- The closest airport to Eldoret International Airport (EDL) is Kimwarer Airport (KRV), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of EDL.
- 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.
- 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.
- Eldoret International Airport is a large airport that serves the city of Eldoret and the surrounding communities.
- Eldoret International Airport (EDL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Chico Municipal Airport (CIC):
- The Chico missile complex had two accidents in 1962.
- The closest airport to Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSE of CIC.
- In April 1944 the mission of the Field was changed from basic flying training of cadets to training of fighter pilots.
- Chico is now only served by SkyWest Airlines operating as United Express with Embraer EMB-120 turboprops nonstop to San Francisco.
- In addition to being known as "Chico Municipal Airport", another name for CIC is "Chico Army Airfield".
- The City of Chico built a small airport on 160 acres of land 5 miles north of the city in the late 1930s and leased the facility to a fixed-base operator.
- The new command brought in pilots who had completed their basic and advanced training and received commissions prior to coming to Chico.
- On 15 April 1942 the first cadre of permanent troops who managed the field moved in.
- The furthest airport from Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,229 miles (18,071 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) has 2 runways.
- Because of Chico Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Chico Municipal 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.