Nonstop flight route between Lamu, Kenya and Kaya, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manda Airport (LAU), Lamu, Kenya and Kaya Airport (XKY), Kaya, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,069 miles (or 4,938 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 Kaya 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 Kaya 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: | XKY / DFCA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kaya, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'38"N by 1°6'1"W | 
| Area Served: | Kaya | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XKY | 
| More Information: | XKY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Manda Airport (LAU):
- The closest airport to Manda Airport (LAU) is Kiwayu Airport (KWY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NE of LAU.
- 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, also called Lamu Airport is an airport 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.
- Its location is approximately 450 kilometres, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
Facts about Kaya Airport (XKY):
- Kaya Airport (XKY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaya Airport (XKY) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Kaya Airport (meaning Kaya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,216 miles (19,660 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- The closest airport to Kaya Airport (XKY) is Boulsa Airport (XBO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of XKY.
- In addition to being known as "Kaya Airport", another name for XKY is "Kaya Airport (Kaya)".
- Because of Kaya Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaya 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.




