Nonstop flight route between Kisumu, Kenya and West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kisumu International Airport (KIS), Kisumu, Kenya and Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,687 miles (or 12,371 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 Kisumu International Airport and Columbia Metropolitan 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 Kisumu International Airport and Columbia Metropolitan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIS / HKKI |
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Location: | Kisumu, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°5'9"S by 34°43'44"E |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 3796 feet (1,157 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIS |
More Information: | KIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAE / KCAE |
Airport Name: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
Location: | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W |
Area Served: | Columbia, South Carolina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAE |
More Information: | CAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Kisumu International Airport (KIS):
- The furthest airport from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,631 miles (18,719 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Kisumu International Airport", another name for KIS is "KIS Main Terminal".
- Kisumu International Airport (KIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kisumu International Airport (KIS) is Kericho Airport (KEY), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ESE of KIS.
Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):
- Passenger service is provided by five scheduled airlines, with commercial cargo service being handled by three scheduled airlines and numerous air freight operators.
- In 1941 the airport came under formal military control and an immediate program began to turn the civil airport into a military airfield.
- The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
- One of the earliest units to train at Columbia AAB was the 17th Bombardment Group, which arrived on 9 February 1942.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
- In November 1982, Piedmont Airlines returned to Columbia with flights to Charlotte and later Newark.
- Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan 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 airport was built in the 1940 as Lexington County Airport.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
- Since 2000 the airport has tried to recruit low-cost carriers, but has been unable to maintain those services.
- The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.