Nonstop flight route between Kitale, Kenya and Berlevåg, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kitale Airport (KTL), Kitale, Kenya and Berlevåg Airport (BVG), Berlevåg, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,837 miles (or 7,784 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 Kitale Airport and Berlevåg 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 Kitale Airport and Berlevåg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kitale Airport (KTL):

• Kitale Airport is a small airport that serves the town of Kitale and surrounding communities.
• Kitale Airport (KTL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kitale Airport (KTL) is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of KTL.
• The furthest airport from Kitale Airport (KTL) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,701 miles (18,832 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Kitale Airport's high elevation of 6,070 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KTL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KTL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Berlevåg Airport (BVG):

• Norving started offering flights to the closed-down military airport in 1970 using their newly delivered Britten-Norman Islander.
• The closest airport to Berlevåg Airport (BVG) is Båtsfjord Airport (BJF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of BVG.
• In the mid 2000s, Berlevåg Mayor Erik Brøske launched plans for an expansion of the airport, including both an expansion of the runway to at least 3,000 meters and the establishment of a helicopter base.
• Because of Berlevåg Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlevåg 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.
• Berlevåg Airport handled 5,949 passengers last year.
• The Wehrmacht had become aware of the favorable location when two aircraft had performed an emergency landing at Storsletten in 1941.
• State funding was allocated, allowing the airport to be upgraded.
• In addition to being known as "Berlevåg Airport", another name for BVG is "Berlevåg lufthavn".
• The furthest airport from Berlevåg Airport (BVG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,376 miles (16,698 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Construction of the airport started in 1943 by the Luftwaffe who stationed a detachment of Jagdgeschwader 5 there.