Nonstop flight route between Eliye Springs, Kenya and Miami, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eliye Springs Airport (EYS), Eliye Springs, Kenya and Miami Municipal Airport (MIO), Miami, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,238 miles (or 13,258 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 Miami Municipal 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 Miami Municipal 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: | MIO / KMIO |
| Airport Name: | Miami Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Miami, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°54'33"N by 94°53'15"W |
| Area Served: | Miami, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Miami |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIO |
| More Information: | MIO Maps & Info |
Facts about Eliye Springs Airport (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.
- Eliye Springs Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the village of Eliye Springs.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) is Kalokol Airport (KLK), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNW of EYS.
Facts about Miami Municipal Airport (MIO):
- For a short time starting 1952 it had scheduled flights-- Ozark DC-3s.
- The closest airport to Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) is Joplin Regional Airport (JLN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of MIO.
- The furthest airport from Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,743 miles (17,289 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport opened in December 1937 with two 3,200' concrete runways aligned north-south and northeast-southwest.
- Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Miami Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami Municipal 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.
- In November 1942, RAF training ended at Miami and the airfield became a primary pilot training airfield assigned to AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center.
