Nonstop flight route between Lamu, Kenya and Aguaclara, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(2°14'45"S by 40°54'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°44'48"N by 72°59'26"W)
Distance from LAU to ACL:
7,876.45 miles (12,675.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manda Airport (LAU), Lamu, Kenya and Aguaclara Airport (ACL), Aguaclara, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,876 miles (or 12,676 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 Manda Airport and Aguaclara 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 Manda Airport and Aguaclara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAU / HKLU |
| Airport Name: | Manda Airport |
| Location: | Lamu, Kenya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°14'45"S by 40°54'35"E |
| Area Served: | Lamu |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Kenya |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAU |
| More Information: | LAU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACL / SKAG |
| Airport Name: | Aguaclara Airport |
| Location: | Aguaclara, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°44'48"N by 72°59'26"W |
| Elevation: | 1033 feet (315 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACL |
| More Information: | ACL Maps & Info |
Facts about Manda Airport (LAU):
- The furthest airport from Manda Airport (LAU) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,607 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Manda Airport is a small civilian airport on Manda Island, serving the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya.
- Because of Manda Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Manda 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 Manda Airport (LAU) is Kiwayu Airport (KWY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NE of LAU.
- On 14 October 2003 at about 9.00 am, local time, a Cessna 208 Caravan I owned ans operated by Airkenya Express, with one pilot and no passengers, took off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi, headed for Manda Airport in Lamu, approximately 450 kilometres, by air, to the southeast.
- Manda Airport (LAU) has 2 runways.
Facts about Aguaclara Airport (ACL):
- The closest airport to Aguaclara Airport (ACL) is El Alcaraván Airport (EYP), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of ACL.
- The furthest airport from Aguaclara Airport (ACL) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is nearly antipodal to Aguaclara Airport (meaning Aguaclara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport), and is located 12,338 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.24 miles (53.50 km) NE | Kiwayu Airport (KWY) | Kiwayu, Kenya |     |
| 2 | 80.20 miles (129.07 km) NW | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 3 | 87.21 miles (140.36 km) SW | Malindi Airport (MYD) | Malindi, Kenya | |
| 4 | 144.84 miles (233.10 km) SW | Bamburi Airport (BMQ) | Bamburi, Kenya | |
| 5 | 150.55 miles (242.28 km) NW | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| 6 | 153.80 miles (247.52 km) SW | Moi International Airport (MBA) | Mombasa, Kenya | |
| 7 | 166.54 miles (268.02 km) NE | Kismayo Airport (KMU) | Kisimayu, Somalia | |
| 8 | 200.90 miles (323.32 km) WSW | Kilaguni Airport (ILU) | Kilaguni, Kenya | |
| 9 | 254.13 miles (408.98 km) W | Amboseli Airport (ASV) | Amboseli, Kenya | |
| 10 | 259.11 miles (417.00 km) WSW | Moshi Airport (QSI) | Moshi, Tanzania | |
| 11 | 277.02 miles (445.82 km) WSW | Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 282.51 miles (454.65 km) WNW | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 13 | 289.95 miles (466.62 km) WNW | Wilson Airport (WIL) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 14 | 298.24 miles (479.96 km) SSW | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) | Zanzibar, Tanzania | |
| 15 | 305.88 miles (492.26 km) WSW | Arusha Airport (ARK) | Arusha, Tanzania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,606.64 miles (18,679.04 km) S | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,188.96 miles (18,006.84 km) SSE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,184.62 miles (17,999.86 km) SSE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,182.55 miles (17,996.52 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,175.91 miles (17,985.85 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,151.88 miles (17,947.17 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,123.09 miles (17,900.84 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,107.80 miles (17,876.23 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,098.74 miles (17,861.65 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,095.21 miles (17,855.96 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,083.38 miles (17,836.93 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,027.10 miles (17,746.35 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,013.95 miles (17,725.19 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,010.52 miles (17,719.67 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,948.99 miles (17,620.64 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.50 miles (92.54 km) NE | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 2 | 60.85 miles (97.92 km) SW | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 3 | 79.69 miles (128.25 km) W | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 4 | 128.59 miles (206.94 km) WSW | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 5 | 134.21 miles (216.00 km) WNW | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 6 | 145.01 miles (233.37 km) NE | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 7 | 149.23 miles (240.15 km) W | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 8 | 151.69 miles (244.12 km) S | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 9 | 164.94 miles (265.45 km) N | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| 10 | 167.06 miles (268.85 km) NNW | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 11 | 167.61 miles (269.74 km) NNE | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 12 | 171.28 miles (275.65 km) W | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 13 | 185.73 miles (298.91 km) SSW | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 14 | 189.32 miles (304.68 km) W | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 15 | 192.25 miles (309.40 km) W | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,338.49 miles (19,856.82 km) SSE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,331.50 miles (19,845.58 km) S | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,314.16 miles (19,817.67 km) E | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,306.23 miles (19,804.91 km) ESE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,289.28 miles (19,777.63 km) SSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,282.98 miles (19,767.49 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,262.62 miles (19,734.73 km) SW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,238.10 miles (19,695.26 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,232.77 miles (19,686.69 km) SE | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,193.05 miles (19,622.76 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,186.74 miles (19,612.61 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,159.13 miles (19,568.18 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,149.56 miles (19,552.77 km) SW | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,121.55 miles (19,507.70 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,120.55 miles (19,506.08 km) SE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |