Nonstop flight route between Kitale, Kenya and Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(0°58'30"N by 34°57'36"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°18'15"N by 143°24'15"E)
Distance from KTL to MBE:
7,074.19 miles (11,384.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kitale Airport (KTL), Kitale, Kenya and Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,074 miles (or 11,385 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 Okhotsk Monbetsu 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 Okhotsk Monbetsu 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: | MBE / RJEB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'15"N by 143°24'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hokkaidō Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBE |
| More Information: | MBE Maps & Info |
Facts about Kitale Airport (KTL):
- Kitale Airport (KTL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kitale Airport is located in Trans-Nzoia District, Rift Valley Province, in the town of Kitale, in northwestern Kenya, close to the International border with the Republic of Uganda.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE):
- Because of Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Okhotsk Monbetsu 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 Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,338 miles (18,247 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- In addition to being known as "Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport", other names for MBE include "オホーツク紋別空港" and "Ohōtsuku Monbetsu Kūkō".
- In fiscal year 2008, Monbetsu Airport recorded an operating loss of 273 million yen on total revenues of only 26 million yen, making its operating losses the highest among the six airports operated by the Hokkaido government.
- Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has a two-story, 1,993 m² terminal building which is open daily from 8:30 a.m.
- In the winter of 2013, ANA again started services to Sapporo, flying a daily 737-700 flight to New Chitose Airport.
- The closest airport to Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SE of MBE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.88 miles (70.62 km) SSE | Eldoret International Airport (EDL) | Eldoret, Kenya |     |
| 2 | 66.49 miles (107.00 km) SE | Kimwarer Airport (KRV) | Kerio Valley, Kenya | |
| 3 | 75.03 miles (120.76 km) SSW | Kisumu International Airport (KIS) | Kisumu, Kenya | |
| 4 | 96.01 miles (154.51 km) SSE | Kericho Airport (KEY) | Kericho, Kenya | |
| 5 | 106.01 miles (170.61 km) WNW | Soroti Airport (SRT) | Soroti, Uganda | |
| 6 | 127.30 miles (204.87 km) WSW | Jinja Airport (JIN) | Jinja, Uganda | |
| 7 | 155.00 miles (249.44 km) NNE | Lodwar Airport (LOK) | Lodwar, Kenya | |
| 8 | 160.67 miles (258.57 km) ESE | Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) | Nanyuki, Kenya | |
| 9 | 164.48 miles (264.70 km) S | Mara Serena Airport (MRE) | Masai Mara, Kenya | |
| 10 | 169.60 miles (272.94 km) WSW | Kampala Airport (KLA) | Kampala, Uganda | |
| 11 | 171.23 miles (275.56 km) NNE | Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) | Eliye Springs, Kenya | |
| 12 | 184.08 miles (296.25 km) NNE | Kalokol Airport (KLK) | Kalokol, Kenya | |
| 13 | 185.39 miles (298.36 km) WSW | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| 14 | 188.96 miles (304.10 km) SSW | Musoma Airport (MUZ) | Musoma, Tanzania | |
| 15 | 203.88 miles (328.12 km) SE | Wilson Airport (WIL) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,701.48 miles (18,831.66 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,562.14 miles (18,607.42 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,503.97 miles (18,513.80 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,503.57 miles (18,513.16 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,444.87 miles (18,418.68 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,444.58 miles (18,418.23 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,423.86 miles (18,384.88 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,394.08 miles (18,336.95 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,380.89 miles (18,315.73 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,372.80 miles (18,302.69 km) SSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,353.93 miles (18,272.34 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,305.02 miles (18,193.62 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,277.40 miles (18,149.17 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,274.44 miles (18,144.41 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,261.98 miles (18,124.35 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.74 miles (76.83 km) SE | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 2 | 64.63 miles (104.01 km) SW | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 3 | 92.26 miles (148.48 km) ESE | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 4 | 95.78 miles (154.14 km) SSE | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 5 | 108.94 miles (175.32 km) S | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 6 | 109.25 miles (175.82 km) NW | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 136.04 miles (218.93 km) SW | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 8 | 181.47 miles (292.05 km) N | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 9 | 218.29 miles (351.31 km) SW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 10 | 252.57 miles (406.48 km) SW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 11 | 269.32 miles (433.43 km) SSW | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 12 | 277.41 miles (446.45 km) SSW | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 13 | 282.79 miles (455.11 km) SSW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 14 | 323.64 miles (520.85 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 356.48 miles (573.70 km) SSW | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,338.15 miles (18,246.94 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,307.99 miles (18,198.40 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,265.52 miles (18,130.05 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,263.72 miles (18,127.15 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,259.30 miles (18,120.05 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,258.96 miles (18,119.49 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,245.86 miles (18,098.40 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,221.36 miles (18,058.99 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,220.20 miles (18,057.12 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,217.15 miles (18,052.21 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,214.99 miles (18,048.73 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,178.41 miles (17,989.87 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,167.35 miles (17,972.06 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,160.75 miles (17,961.43 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,149.57 miles (17,943.45 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |