Nonstop flight route between West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Bamburi, Kenya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP), West Point, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States and Bamburi Airport (BMQ), Bamburi, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,651 miles (or 13,922 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 West Point Village Seaplane Base and Bamburi 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 West Point Village Seaplane Base and Bamburi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP):

• The furthest airport from West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,793 miles (17,369 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) is San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base (UGI), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ESE of KWP.
• West Point Village Seaplane Base (KWP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of West Point Village Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at West Point Village Seaplane Base 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.

Facts about Bamburi Airport (BMQ):

• Because of Bamburi Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Bamburi 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.
• Bamburi Airport is a small airport that serves the town of Bamburi.
• Bamburi Airport is located in Mombasa County, in the town of Bamburi, in southeastern Kenya, close to the Indian Ocean coast.
• In addition to being known as "Bamburi Airport", another name for BMQ is "HKBM".
• The closest airport to Bamburi Airport (BMQ) is Moi International Airport (MBA), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of BMQ.
• The furthest airport from Bamburi Airport (BMQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,483 miles (18,480 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.