Nonstop flight route between Kitale, Kenya and Nakhon Phanom, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kitale Airport (KTL), Kitale, Kenya and Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP), Nakhon Phanom, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,860 miles (or 7,822 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 Nakhon Phanom 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 Nakhon Phanom 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: | KOP / VTUW | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°23'2"N by 104°38'35"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 587 feet (179 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KOP | 
| More Information: | KOP Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kitale Airport (KTL):
- The closest airport to Kitale Airport (KTL) is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of KTL.
- 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.
- Kitale Airport is a small airport that serves the town of Kitale and surrounding communities.
- 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 Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP):
- Because of Nakhon Phanom Airport's relatively low elevation of 587 feet, planes can take off or land at Nakhon Phanom 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 furthest airport from Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Nakhon Phanom Airport (meaning Nakhon Phanom Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) is Savannakhet Airport (ZVK), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) S of KOP.
- In addition to being known as "Nakhon Phanom Airport", another name for KOP is "ท่าอากาศยานนครพนม".




