Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Kilaguni, Kenya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Kilaguni Airport (ILU), Kilaguni, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,857 miles (or 14,253 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Kilaguni 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Kilaguni Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):

• Of the 220+ aircraft based at GLS, 50+ are helicopters belonging to Bristow, Era, PHI and other oil industry vendors.
• The Field was primarily used for replacement crew gunnery training by the 407th Fighter-Bomber Group, with targets being towed to the gunnery range at nearby Oyster Bay.
• Operated and maintained by the City of Galveston, GLS is a general aviation airport serving diverse aviation segments.
• Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
• During World War II, it was redesignated a U.S.
• Scholes International Airport is the former Galveston Municipal Airport that dates back to 1931.
• GLS is an airport with air traffic control 12 hours a day, with direct clearance delivery service to Houston TRACON after the tower is closed.
• In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
• The most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the offshore oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.

Facts about Kilaguni Airport (ILU):

• Kilaguni Airport (ILU) has 2 runways.
• The airport, is located in Kilaguni, Taita-Taveta District, Coast Province, inside Tsavo East National Park, in southeastern Kenya, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania.
• The furthest airport from Kilaguni Airport (ILU) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,539 miles (18,570 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Kilaguni Airport (ILU) is Amboseli Airport (ASV), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) WNW of ILU.