Nonstop flight route between Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia and Nanyuki, Kenya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kazan International Airport (KZN), Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia and Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,908 miles (or 6,289 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 Kazan International Airport and Nanyuki Airfield, 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 Kazan International Airport and Nanyuki Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kazan International Airport (KZN):

• Because of Kazan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Kazan International 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 closest airport to Kazan International Airport (KZN) is Cheboksary Airport (CSY), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) WNW of KZN.
• In addition to being known as "Kazan International Airport", other names for KZN include "Казан Халыкара Аэропорты" and "Международный аэропорт Казань".
• In 2008, Tatarstan's president, Mintimer Shaimiev, after winning the bid for 2013 Universiade Olympic Games, began creating a set of major reform projects of Kazan.
• The furthest airport from Kazan International Airport (KZN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,284 miles (16,550 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In 1991, after the Fall of Soviet Union, The Tatarstan region separated from USSR's single Aeroflot Airlines and created Tatarstan Airlines.
• Kazan International Airport (KZN) has 2 runways.

Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):

• The closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.
• Located on the western foot hills of Mount Kenya, it lies only 8 kilometres, south of the Equator.
• At 1,905 metres above sea level, the airport has a single asphalt runway which measures 1,200 metres in length.
• In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
• Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the late 1960s the Nanyuki Airfield was originally along the Nanyuki – Rumuruti Road.
• Because of Nanyuki Airfield's high elevation of 6,250 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NYK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NYK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.