Nonstop flight route between Medan, Indonesia and Kaya, Burkina Faso:
Departure Airport:
(3°38'16"N by 98°52'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°4'38"N by 1°6'1"W)
Distance from KNO to XKY:
6,830.32 miles (10,992.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), Medan, Indonesia and Kaya Airport (XKY), Kaya, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,830 miles (or 10,992 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 Kualanamu International Airport and Kaya 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 Kualanamu International Airport and Kaya Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNO / WIMM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Medan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°38'16"N by 98°52'13"E |
| Area Served: | Medan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNO |
| More Information: | KNO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XKY / DFCA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kaya, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'38"N by 1°6'1"W |
| Area Served: | Kaya |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XKY |
| More Information: | XKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kualanamu International Airport (KNO):
- In addition to being known as "Kualanamu International Airport", other names for KNO include "Kualanamu International Airport (Medan)" and "Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu".
- The airport is the first in Indonesia with a publicly accessible check-in area.
- It contains a 3,750 x 60 m runway, also another parallel taxi-way 3,750 m and 2,000 m that can accommodate wide-body aircraft, including the Airbus A380.
- The first airline uses the airport as a regional hub is Mihin Lanka which route from Jakarta to Jeddah with transit at the airport.
- The airport opened on July 25, 2013, handling all flights and services shifted from Polonia International Airport.
- The closest airport to Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Polonia International Airport (MES), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WSW of KNO.
- Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is Indonesia's second largest, after Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, with a 224,298 m² passengers terminal and will eventually have a capacity of 50 million passengers, a figure if realised today would place the airport in the top 10 busiest by passenger numbers in the world, although by the time this figure is achieved it is likely that there will be many airports carrying more passengers.
- The furthest airport from Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Kualanamu International Airport (meaning Kualanamu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
- Taxi costs about twice that of train tickets.
- Because of Kualanamu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Kualanamu 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 Kaya Airport (XKY):
- In addition to being known as "Kaya Airport", another name for XKY is "Kaya Airport (Kaya)".
- Kaya Airport (XKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaya Airport (XKY) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Kaya Airport (meaning Kaya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,216 miles (19,660 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- Because of Kaya Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaya 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 Kaya Airport (XKY) is Boulsa Airport (XBO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of XKY.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.78 miles (23.78 km) WSW | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 132.20 miles (212.76 km) ENE | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 150.09 miles (241.54 km) NE | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 159.37 miles (256.48 km) SSE | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 164.09 miles (264.07 km) NE | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 164.09 miles (264.07 km) NE | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 166.14 miles (267.37 km) ENE | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 171.89 miles (276.64 km) NW | Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) | Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 187.97 miles (302.50 km) E | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 10 | 188.80 miles (303.84 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 195.48 miles (314.59 km) NNE | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 197.29 miles (317.50 km) E | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 204.62 miles (329.30 km) ESE | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 14 | 205.67 miles (330.99 km) NNE | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 225.70 miles (363.22 km) SE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,384.86 miles (19,931.44 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,371.39 miles (19,909.77 km) S | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,356.15 miles (19,885.25 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,340.22 miles (19,859.60 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,337.32 miles (19,854.95 km) S | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,323.23 miles (19,832.27 km) SSW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,313.13 miles (19,816.02 km) WSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,303.19 miles (19,800.01 km) SW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,280.06 miles (19,762.78 km) WSW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,251.75 miles (19,717.23 km) SSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,248.21 miles (19,711.54 km) S | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,209.53 miles (19,649.29 km) WSW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,201.50 miles (19,636.35 km) SSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,193.49 miles (19,623.47 km) SW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,180.45 miles (19,602.49 km) SW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.06 miles (74.12 km) SE | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 57.23 miles (92.10 km) SSW | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 63.47 miles (102.14 km) E | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 79.82 miles (128.45 km) N | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 80.50 miles (129.55 km) NNW | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 95.06 miles (152.98 km) WNW | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 95.47 miles (153.65 km) NE | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 100.89 miles (162.36 km) SSE | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 110.98 miles (178.60 km) ENE | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 112.13 miles (180.45 km) NNE | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 122.01 miles (196.36 km) SE | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 131.19 miles (211.14 km) S | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 133.06 miles (214.14 km) W | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 135.97 miles (218.82 km) SSE | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 140.98 miles (226.88 km) NNE | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,216.00 miles (19,659.69 km) WSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 2 | 12,200.78 miles (19,635.21 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 3 | 12,166.85 miles (19,580.59 km) SSE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,139.83 miles (19,537.11 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,121.62 miles (19,507.80 km) S | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 6 | 12,116.50 miles (19,499.57 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,106.88 miles (19,484.08 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 8 | 12,099.35 miles (19,471.97 km) SSE | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,097.36 miles (19,468.76 km) SSE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 12,093.83 miles (19,463.08 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 11 | 12,092.94 miles (19,461.65 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 12 | 12,051.13 miles (19,394.36 km) S | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 13 | 12,032.17 miles (19,363.85 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 12,020.64 miles (19,345.30 km) S | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,866.35 miles (19,096.99 km) W | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |