Nonstop flight route between Olathe, Kansas, United States and Nanyuki, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between New Century AirCenter (JCI), Olathe, Kansas, United States and Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,389 miles (or 13,501 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 New Century AirCenter and Nanyuki Airfield, 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 New Century AirCenter and Nanyuki Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JCI / KIXD |
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Location: | Olathe, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°49'50"N by 94°53'25"W |
Area Served: | Olathe, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | Johnson County Arpt Comm |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1087 feet (331 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JCI |
More Information: | JCI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NYK / HKNY |
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Location: | Nanyuki, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°3'39"S by 37°2'30"E |
Area Served: | Nanyuki, and Northern Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 6250 feet (1,905 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NYK |
More Information: | NYK Maps & Info |
Facts about New Century AirCenter (JCI):
- The furthest airport from New Century AirCenter (JCI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,743 miles (17,288 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- New Century AirCenter (JCI) has 2 runways.
- New Century AirCenter, formerly known as Naval Air Station Olathe, Flatley Field and Johnson County Industrial Airport, is a general aviation airport located four miles southwest of the central business district of Olathe, a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States.
- The closest airport to New Century AirCenter (JCI) is Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of JCI.
- In addition to being known as "New Century AirCenter", another name for JCI is "IXD".
- The airport was acquired by Johnson County in 1973 and renamed Johnson County Industrial Airport to reflect a new mission of being an industrial park.
Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):
- Nanyuki Airfield is a government-owned, privately leased airfield, serving private and commercial air operators.
- Because of Nanyuki Airfield's high elevation of 6,250 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NYK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NYK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
- The closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.
- The furthest airport from Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In the early 1990s the airfield became home to Tropic Air Kenya — a small air charter company operating single-engine Cessna aircraft and helicopters.
- Nanyuki Airfield is open from 6 am to 6 pm daily, with all traffic reporting to the Nanyuki air traffic controller.