Nonstop flight route between Kericho, Kenya and Beluga, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kericho Airport (KEY), Kericho, Kenya and Beluga Airport (BVU), Beluga, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,224 miles (or 13,235 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 Kericho Airport and Beluga 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 Kericho Airport and Beluga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEY / HKKR |
| Airport Name: | Kericho Airport |
| Location: | Kericho, Kenya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°23'6"S by 35°14'41"E |
| Area Served: | Kericho, Kenya |
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 7165 feet (2,184 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KEY |
| More Information: | KEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVU / PABG |
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| Location: | Beluga, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°10'23"N by 151°2'43"W |
| Area Served: | Beluga, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Conoco Phillips Alaska |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVU |
| More Information: | BVU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kericho Airport (KEY):
- The furthest airport from Kericho Airport (KEY) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,632 miles (18,719 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Kericho Airport is an airport in Kenya.
- There is no regular, scheduled airline service to Kericho Airport at this time.
- The closest airport to Kericho Airport (KEY) is Kisumu International Airport (KIS), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WNW of KEY.
- Kericho Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the border town of Kericho and surrounding communities.
- Because of Kericho Airport's high elevation of 7,165 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KEY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KEY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Beluga Airport (BVU):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,541 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,410 enplanements in 2009, and 2,144 in 2010.
- Beluga Airport (BVU) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Beluga Airport", another name for BVU is "BLG".
- The furthest airport from Beluga Airport (BVU) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,552 miles (16,982 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Beluga Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Beluga 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 Beluga Airport (BVU) is Tyonek Airport (TYE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of BVU.
- Beluga Airport resides at elevation of 87 feet above mean sea level.
