Nonstop flight route between Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia and St. Catherine, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kempsey Airport (KPS), Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia and St. Catherine International Airport (SKV), St. Catherine, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,809 miles (or 14,177 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 Kempsey Airport and St. Catherine International 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 Kempsey Airport and St. Catherine International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPS / YKMP | 
| Airport Name: | Kempsey Airport | 
| Location: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°4'27"S by 152°46'10"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Kempsey Shire Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KPS | 
| More Information: | KPS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKV / HESC | 
| Airport Name: | St. Catherine International Airport | 
| Location: | St. Catherine, Egypt | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°41'7"N by 34°3'45"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4368 feet (1,331 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SKV | 
| More Information: | SKV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kempsey Airport (KPS):
- Because of Kempsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Kempsey 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.
- Kempsey Airport (KPS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kempsey Airport (KPS) is Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of KPS.
- The furthest airport from Kempsey Airport (KPS) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Kempsey Airport (meaning Kempsey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,013 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
Facts about St. Catherine International Airport (SKV):
- Because of St. Catherine International Airport's high elevation of 4,368 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SKV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SKV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,888 miles (19,132 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) SSE of SKV.




