Nonstop flight route between Eldoret, Kenya and Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eldoret International Airport (EDL), Eldoret, Kenya and Don Mueang International Airport (DMK), Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,562 miles (or 7,342 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 Don Mueang 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 Eldoret International Airport and Don Mueang 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: | 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: | DMK / VTBD |
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Location: | Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°54'44"N by 100°36'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Royal Thai Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DMK |
More Information: | DMK Maps & Info |
Facts about Eldoret International Airport (EDL):
- Eldoret International Airport is a large airport that serves the city of Eldoret and the surrounding communities.
- 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 (EDL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Don Mueang International Airport (DMK):
- In 1933, the airfield was the scene of heavy fighting between royalists and government forces during the Boworadet Rebellion.
- Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Don Mueang International Airport (meaning Don Mueang International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,691 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- Because of Don Mueang International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Don Mueang 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 closest airport to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) is Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSE of DMK.
- An RTAF golf course is located between the two runways.
- In addition to being known as "Don Mueang International Airport", another name for DMK is "ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง".
- Because of the 2011 Thailand floods that affected Bangkok and the rest of Thailand, the airport was closed as flood waters flowed on to the runways and affected the lighting.