Nonstop flight route between Eldoret, Kenya and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eldoret International Airport (EDL), Eldoret, Kenya and Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,513 miles (or 13,701 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 Tinker Air Force Base, 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 Tinker Air Force Base. 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):

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

Facts about Tinker Air Force Base (TIK):

• Civil Air Patrol Oklahoma Wing Headquarters is located at the base ops building.
• Tinker has on base several offices of the Defense Logistics Agency, the agency that provides supplies to the military services and supports their acquisition and transportation of repair parts and other materials.
• The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is the largest air logistics center in the Air Force Materiel Command.
• Defense Mega Center Oklahoma City is the local branch of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
• The 507th consists of three subordinate groups, 15 squadrons and five flights, employing approximately 1,155 men and women.
• The furthest airport from Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,843 miles (17,449 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Tinker Air Force Base", another name for TIK is "Tinker AFB".
• The closest airport to Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of TIK.