Nonstop flight route between Kericho, Kenya and Moscow, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kericho Airport (KEY), Kericho, Kenya and Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,870 miles (or 6,228 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 Vnukovo International 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 Vnukovo International 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: | VKO / UUWW |
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Location: | Moscow, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°35'45"N by 37°16'2"E |
Area Served: | Moscow |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Vnukovo Airport" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 686 feet (209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VKO |
More Information: | VKO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kericho Airport (KEY):
- There is no regular, scheduled airline service to Kericho Airport at this time.
- Its location is approximately 206 kilometres, by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport.
- The closest airport to Kericho Airport (KEY) is Kisumu International Airport (KIS), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WNW of KEY.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Vnukovo International Airport (VKO):
- The airport can handle a maximum of 10,100 passengers per hour, and 4,000 people are employed there.
- Because of Vnukovo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 686 feet, planes can take off or land at Vnukovo International 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.
- A massive reconstruction and strategic development programme commenced at Vnukovo International in late 2003, following the transfer by the Federal Government of the controlling stake in the airport to the Government of Moscow.
- ^* – Domestic flights from North Caucasus arrive to Terminal D
- The closest airport to Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of VKO.
- Vnukovo Airport was opened and used for military operations during the Second World War, but became a civilian facility after the war.
- Vnukovo International Airport handled 11,175,100 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,747 miles (17,296 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) has 2 runways.
- Vnukovo Airport is equipped with a VIP hall, which is used by many political leaders and important people visiting Russia.
- In addition to being known as "Vnukovo International Airport", another name for VKO is "Международный Аэропорт Внуково".