Nonstop flight route between Kenema, Sierra Leone and Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kenema Airport (KEN), Kenema, Sierra Leone and Sirjan Airport (SYJ), Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,560 miles (or 7,339 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 Kenema Airport and Sirjan 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 Kenema Airport and Sirjan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEN / GFKE |
Airport Name: | Kenema Airport |
Location: | Kenema, Sierra Leone |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°53'49"N by 11°10'24"W |
Area Served: | Kenema |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 485 feet (148 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEN |
More Information: | KEN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYJ / OIKY |
Airport Name: | Sirjan Airport |
Location: | Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°33'1"N by 55°39'55"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5846 feet (1,782 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYJ |
More Information: | SYJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kenema Airport (KEN):
- Kenema Airport (KEN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kenema Airport's relatively low elevation of 485 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenema 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 Kenema Airport (KEN) is Bo Airport (KBS), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) W of KEN.
- The furthest airport from Kenema Airport (KEN) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Kenema Airport (meaning Kenema Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
Facts about Sirjan Airport (SYJ):
- The closest airport to Sirjan Airport (SYJ) is Kerman International Airport (KER), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) ENE of SYJ.
- Because of Sirjan Airport's high elevation of 5,846 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SYJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SYJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Sirjan Airport (SYJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sirjan Airport (SYJ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,646 miles (18,742 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.