Nonstop flight route between Kerio Valley, Kenya and High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kimwarer Airport (KRV), Kerio Valley, Kenya and RAF High Wycombe (HYC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,132 miles (or 6,650 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 Kimwarer Airport and RAF High Wycombe, 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 Kimwarer Airport and RAF High Wycombe. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRV / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kerio Valley, Kenya | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°19'12"N by 35°39'53"E | 
| Area Served: | Kimwarer, Kenya | 
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian | 
| Elevation: | 4701 feet (1,433 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KRV | 
| More Information: | KRV Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HYC / EGUH | 
| Airport Name: | RAF High Wycombe | 
| Location: | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'53"N by 0°48'6"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HYC | 
| More Information: | HYC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kimwarer Airport (KRV):
- There is no regular, scheduled airline service to Nakuru Airport at this time.
- The furthest airport from Kimwarer Airport (KRV) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,688 miles (18,811 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Kimwarer Airport (KRV) is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of KRV.
- In addition to being known as "Kimwarer Airport", other names for KRV include "Nakuru Airport" and "Kimwarer".
- Kimwarer Airport is an airport in Kenya.
- Kimwarer Airport (KRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kimwarer Airport's high elevation of 4,701 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KRV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KRV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about RAF High Wycombe (HYC):
- During the Second World War High Wycombe was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
- The motto of RAF High Wycombe in Latin is 'Non Sibi', which translates as 'not for ourselves'.
- The closest airport to RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is RAF Benson (BEX), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of HYC.
- The furthest airport from RAF High Wycombe (HYC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,867 miles (19,098 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, the Air Ministry sought a safe location for RAF Bomber Command away from London.
- An Armed Forces Community Covenant between the station and Wycombe District Council was signed on 16 April 2012, designed to strengthen the links between the military and the local community.
- From 1983 to 1984 there was a peace camp protesting against the building of a bunker there at that time to house RAF Strike Command.




