Nonstop flight route between Kerio Valley, Kenya and Paris-Orly, Paris, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kimwarer Airport (KRV), Kerio Valley, Kenya and Paris Orly Airport (ORY), Paris-Orly, Paris, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,886 miles (or 6,254 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 Paris Orly 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 Kimwarer Airport and Paris Orly Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kimwarer Airport (KRV):

• Kimwarer Airport is located in Keiyo District, Rift Valley Province, in the village of Kimwarer, in the southwestern part of Kenya on the map.
• Kimwarer Airport (KRV) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kimwarer Airport", other names for KRV include "Nakuru Airport" and "Kimwarer".
• 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.
• 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.
• Kimwarer Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the village of Kimwarer and surrounding communities.

Facts about Paris Orly Airport (ORY):

• Because of Paris Orly Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris Orly 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 USAAF diagram from March 1947 shows the 6140-foot 27/207 runway with 5170-foot 81/261 runway crossing it at its north end.
• Paris Orly Airport handled 28,274,154 passengers last year.
• Prior to the construction of Charles de Gaulle Airport, Orly was the main airport of Paris.
• The furthest airport from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris Orly Airport (meaning Paris Orly Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,093 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Paris Orly Airport (ORY) has 3 runways.
• Originally known as Villeneuve-Orly Airport, the facility was opened in the southern suburbs of Paris in 1932 as a secondary airport to Le Bourget.
• In addition to being known as "Paris Orly Airport", another name for ORY is "Aéroport de Paris-Orly".
• The closest airport to Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) W of ORY.