Nonstop flight route between Lamu, Kenya and Kütahya, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manda Airport (LAU), Lamu, Kenya and Zafer Airport (KZR), Kütahya, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,939 miles (or 4,729 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 Zafer 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 Zafer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Manda Airport (LAU):

• Manda Airport (LAU) has 2 runways.
• Manda Airport is located in on Manda Island, Lamu District, Coast Province, in the Lamu Archipelago on the western shores of the Indian Ocean, on the Kenya coast.
• 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.
• Its location is approximately 450 kilometres, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Manda Airport (LAU) is Kiwayu Airport (KWY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NE of LAU.

Facts about Zafer Airport (KZR):

• The furthest airport from Zafer Airport (KZR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,281 miles (18,155 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Zafer Airport (KZR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Zafer Airport (KZR) is Afyon Airport (AFY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SE of KZR.
• The airport's runway is 3,000 m long and 45 m wide.
• Zafer Airport is an international regional airport that serves the cities of Kütahya, Afyonkarahisar and Uşak.
• In addition to being known as "Zafer Airport", another name for KZR is "Zafer Havalimanı".
• The airport's groundbreaking took place on 22 April 2011.