Nonstop flight route between Kitale, Kenya and Gunnison, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kitale Airport (KTL), Kitale, Kenya and Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC), Gunnison, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,790 miles (or 14,146 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 Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional 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 Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTL / HKKT | 
| Airport Name: | Kitale Airport | 
| Location: | Kitale, Kenya | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°58'30"N by 34°57'36"E | 
| Area Served: | Kitale, Kenya | 
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian | 
| Elevation: | 6070 feet (1,850 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KTL | 
| More Information: | KTL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUC / KGUC | 
| Airport Name: | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°32'2"N by 106°55'59"W | 
| Area Served: | Gunnison, Colorado | 
| Operator/Owner: | County of Gunnison | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7680 feet (2,341 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GUC | 
| More Information: | GUC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kitale Airport (KTL):
- Kitale Airport is a small airport that serves the town of Kitale and surrounding communities.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - Its location is approximately 336 kilometres, by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport.
 
Facts about Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC):
- It is at 38°32′02″N 106°55′59″W / 38.53389°N 106.93306°W / 38.53389.
 - The furthest airport from Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,016 miles (17,728 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of GUC.
 - Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport covers 1,600 acres and had two runways.
 - Because of Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport's high elevation of 7,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GUC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GUC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
