Nonstop flight route between Kalokol, Kenya and Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kalokol Airport (KLK), Kalokol, Kenya and Kirkwall Airport (KOI), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,355 miles (or 7,008 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 Kalokol Airport and Kirkwall 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 Kalokol Airport and Kirkwall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLK / HKFG |
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Location: | Kalokol, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°29'24"N by 35°50'24"E |
Area Served: | Kalokol |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 1245 feet (379 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KLK |
More Information: | KLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOI / EGPA |
Airport Name: | Kirkwall Airport |
Location: | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°57'29"N by 2°54'2"W |
Area Served: | Mainland, Orkney |
Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOI |
More Information: | KOI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kalokol Airport (KLK):
- The furthest airport from Kalokol Airport (KLK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,877 miles (19,115 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Kalokol Airport", another name for KLK is "Fergusons Gulf".
- By air, Kalokol airport is situated approximately 552 kilometres northwest of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport.
- The closest airport to Kalokol Airport (KLK) is Eliye Springs Airport (EYS), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSE of KLK.
- Kalokol Airport, also named Fergusons Gulf Airport, is an airport located in Kalokol, a village in the Turkana District, Rift Valley Province in northwestern Kenya, on the western shores of Lake Turkana, close to the International border with Ethiopia.
Facts about Kirkwall Airport (KOI):
- Kirkwall Airport handled 145,897 passengers last year.
- Because of Kirkwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkwall 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 Kirkwall Airport (KOI) is Stronsay Airport (SOY), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of KOI.
- The furthest airport from Kirkwall Airport (KOI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) has 2 runways.