Nonstop flight route between Eldoret, Kenya and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eldoret International Airport (EDL), Eldoret, Kenya and Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,222 miles (or 13,232 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 Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers 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 Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eldoret International Airport (EDL):

• Eldoret International Airport (EDL) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Eldoret International Airport (EDL) is Kimwarer Airport (KRV), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of EDL.
• The airport was established in 1995.
• 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.

Facts about Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN):

• The closest airport to Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) is Hawkins Field (HKS), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of JAN.
• In the 1960s, Southern Airways Martin 404s connected Jackson with Natchez, Vicksburg, Greenwood, Columbus, Laurel, and New Orleans, but in the 1970s Southern replaced these with McDonnell Douglas DC-9s.
• The airport has an L-shaped terminal, with the tarmac extending north.
• The 172d Airlift Wing of the Mississippi Air National Guard has also maintained an Air National Guard base on the airport since 1963, having relocated that year from nearby Hawkins Field.
• Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,979 miles (17,669 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport's relatively low elevation of 346 feet, planes can take off or land at Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers 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.