Nonstop flight route between Kisumu, Kenya and Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kisumu International Airport (KIS), Kisumu, Kenya and Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,779 miles (or 12,519 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 Great Barrier Reef 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 Great Barrier Reef Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• Kisumu International Airport (KIS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kisumu International Airport", another name for KIS is "KIS Main Terminal".
• The closest airport to Kisumu International Airport (KIS) is Kericho Airport (KEY), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ESE of KIS.

Facts about Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI):

• In addition to being known as "Great Barrier Reef Airport", another name for HTI is "Hamilton Island".
• The airport suffered heavily in September 2001 with the demise of Ansett Australia, which operated more heavily out of the airport than any other airline with flights to Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
• *Sydney route included from July 2009
• Great Barrier Reef Airport handled 457,641 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) is Whitsunday Airport (WSY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HTI.
• Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Great Barrier Reef Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Great Barrier Reef 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 furthest airport from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,990 miles (19,297 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.