Nonstop flight route between Kisumu, Kenya and Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kisumu International Airport (KIS), Kisumu, Kenya and Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW), Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,315 miles (or 11,772 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 Moorabbin Harry Hawker 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 Moorabbin Harry Hawker 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.
• The closest airport to Kisumu International Airport (KIS) is Kericho Airport (KEY), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ESE of KIS.
• 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.

Facts about Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW):

• Bus services run along Centre Dandenong Road at the northern boundary connecting to a number of rail stations including Hampton, Highett, Cheltenham and Dandenong.
• Because of Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Moorabbin Harry Hawker 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 Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of MBW.
• "The Transport and Communications Minister, Mr Willis, finally ratified the push to rename the airport on Thursday, in time for Harry's birthday."
• The furthest airport from Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (meaning Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,209 miles (19,649 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The nearest train station is Cheltenham, approx 3 km from the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport", other names for MBW include "Harry Hawker Airport" and "Melbourne/Moorabbin Airport".
• Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) has 5 runways.
• Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport handled 9,766 passengers last year.
• "At last the man they believe to be the finest Australian pioneering aviator in history will be acknowledge"
• The Wesfarmers draft Major Development Plan for Moorabbin Airport was refused by Albanese, on 5 August 2013.