Nonstop flight route between Eliye Springs, Kenya and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eliye Springs Airport (EYS), Eliye Springs, Kenya and The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,920 miles (or 12,746 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 Eliye Springs Airport and The Eastern Iowa 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 Eliye Springs Airport and The Eastern Iowa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EYS / HKES |
Airport Name: | Eliye Springs Airport |
Location: | Eliye Springs, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°14'11"N by 35°58'27"E |
Area Served: | Eliye Springs |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 1395 feet (425 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from EYS |
More Information: | EYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CID / KCID |
Airport Name: | The Eastern Iowa Airport |
Location: | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°53'4"N by 91°42'38"W |
Area Served: | Cedar Rapids / Iowa City |
Operator/Owner: | City of Cedar Rapids |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 869 feet (265 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CID |
More Information: | CID Maps & Info |
Facts about Eliye Springs Airport (EYS):
- By air, Eliye Springs Airport is situated approximately 530 kilometres, by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport.
- The closest airport to Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) is Kalokol Airport (KLK), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNW of EYS.
- Eliye Springs Airport is located in Eliye Springs, a village in Turkana District, Rift Valley Province in northwestern Kenya, on the western shores of Lake Turkana.
- The furthest airport from Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,869 miles (19,102 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Eliye Springs Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the village of Eliye Springs.
Facts about The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID):
- The present terminal designed by Brown, Healey, Bock Architects and Planners was dedicated in 1986 with a ceremony that U.S.
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) has 2 runways.
- Because of The Eastern Iowa Airport's relatively low elevation of 869 feet, planes can take off or land at The Eastern Iowa 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 The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSE of CID.
- On 25 August 2009 the number of destinations dropped to nine.
- The furthest airport from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,883 miles (17,515 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.