Nonstop flight route between Chişinău, Moldova and Garissa, Kenya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova and Garissa Airport (GAS), Garissa, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,338 miles (or 5,373 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 Chișinău International Airport and Garissa 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 Chișinău International Airport and Garissa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):

• In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
• Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
• Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
• There are plans to enlarge the airport.
• The Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova has its headquarters on the airport property.Fly Level Flight Training Organisation is developing its main activities on the airport territory since August 2011.
• The furthest airport from Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
• In 2002, following works by the Turkish company Akfen Holding, the airport was modernized.
• Chișinău International Airport is a member of Airports Council International.
• Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău 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.

Facts about Garissa Airport (GAS):

• The furthest airport from Garissa Airport (GAS) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,724 miles (18,867 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Garissa Airport's relatively low elevation of 476 feet, planes can take off or land at Garissa 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.
• Garissa Airport is an airport in Kenya.
• Its location is approximately 315 kilometres, by air, north of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
• There are currently no airlines with scheduled service to Garissa.
• The closest airport to Garissa Airport (GAS) is Hola Airport (HOA), which is located 77 miles (123 kilometers) SSE of GAS.