Nonstop flight route between Kitale, Kenya and Coningsby, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kitale Airport (KTL), Kitale, Kenya and RAF Coningsby (QCY), Coningsby, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,124 miles (or 6,637 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 RAF Coningsby, 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 RAF Coningsby. 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: | QCY / EGXC | 
| Airport Name: | RAF Coningsby | 
| Location: | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°5'35"N by 0°9'57"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence | 
| View all routes: | Routes from QCY | 
| More Information: | QCY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kitale Airport (KTL):
- Kitale Airport (KTL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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 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.
 - The closest airport to Kitale Airport (KTL) is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of KTL.
 - Kitale Airport is an airport in Kitale, Kenya.
 
Facts about RAF Coningsby (QCY):
- The furthest airport from RAF Coningsby (QCY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,781 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
 - The station is also home to No.
 - The TSR2's intended replacement — the General Dynamics F-111 — was shelved when its costs overshot the UK's budget.
 - Royal Air Force Coningsby or more simply RAF Coningsby, is a Royal Air Force station located 8.5 miles south west of Horncastle, Lincolnshire and 9.8 miles north west of Boston, Lincolnshire, England.
 - In November 1984, the Tornado F3 squadrons began to form.
 - The closest airport to RAF Coningsby (QCY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of QCY.
 
