Nonstop flight route between Windhoek, Namibia and Mombasa, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eros Airport (ERS), Windhoek, Namibia and Moi International Airport (MBA), Mombasa, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,978 miles (or 3,183 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 relatively short distance between Eros Airport and Moi International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERS / FYWE |
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Location: | Windhoek, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°36'43"S by 17°4'50"E |
Area Served: | Windhoek, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5575 feet (1,699 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ERS |
More Information: | ERS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBA / HKMO |
Airport Name: | Moi International Airport |
Location: | Mombasa, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°2'24"S by 39°35'24"E |
Area Served: | Mombasa |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 200 feet (61 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBA |
More Information: | MBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Eros Airport (ERS):
- In addition to being known as "Eros Airport", another name for ERS is "Windhoek Eros Airport".
- The closest airport to Eros Airport (ERS) is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of ERS.
- The furthest airport from Eros Airport (ERS) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Eros Airport (meaning Eros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Eros is a busy hub of general aviation and one of the busiest airports in the SADC region.
- Because of Eros Airport's high elevation of 5,575 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 5,575 feet above mean sea level.
- Eros Airport (ERS) has 2 runways.
Facts about Moi International Airport (MBA):
- From July to September 1994, Moi International Airport was used almost continuously as a refuelling station during the Operation Support Hope humanitarian mission into Rwanda.
- The closest airport to Moi International Airport (MBA) is Bamburi Airport (BMQ), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of MBA.
- Moi International Airport serves the city of Mombasa and surrounding communities.
- Because of Moi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 200 feet, planes can take off or land at Moi 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 furthest airport from Moi International Airport (MBA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,478 miles (18,472 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The airport was built during the Second World War by the Engineer Corps of the South African Army.
- Moi International Airport, also called Mombasa Airport, is in Mombasa, Mombasa County, in a township called Port Reitz, in southeastern Kenya, along the Indian Ocean coast.
- Moi International Airport (MBA) has 2 runways.