Nonstop flight route between Lamu, Kenya and Enfidha, Tunisia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manda Airport (LAU), Lamu, Kenya and Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE), Enfidha, Tunisia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,296 miles (or 5,304 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 Enfidha–Hammamet International 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 Enfidha–Hammamet International 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: | NBE / DTNH |
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| Location: | Enfidha, Tunisia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°4'32"N by 10°26'18"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Tunisian Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NBE |
| More Information: | NBE Maps & Info |
Facts about Manda Airport (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.
- Its location is approximately 450 kilometres, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
- The closest airport to Manda Airport (LAU) is Kiwayu Airport (KWY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NE of LAU.
- 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.
- Manda Airport (LAU) has 2 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE):
- The airport was originally named after the former Tunisian president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
- The furthest airport from Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,790 miles (18,974 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport", other names for NBE include "Aéroport international d'Enfidha-Hammamet", "مطار النفيضة حمامات الدولي" and "Maṭār an-Nafīḍah Ḥammāmāt ad-Duwalī".
- Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport handled 210,000 passengers last year.
- Enfidha Airport was originally planned as a second hub for Tunisair, but the airline stated that only occasional charter flights would be operated.
- The closest airport to Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) is Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SE of NBE.
