Nonstop flight route between Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil and Mombasa, Kenya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil and Moi International Airport (MBA), Mombasa, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,867 miles (or 11,051 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 Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport and Moi 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 Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport and Moi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO):

• The closest airport to Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) is Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of MAO.
• In addition to being known as "Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport", another name for MAO is "Aeroporto Internacional Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus".
• Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport handled 3,126,179 passengers last year.
• Even though the World Cup starts in June 2014, the Airport's Refurbishment will not be completed in time for the event, however the works being held at the Airport will not interfere in the Airport's activities throughout the World Cup.
• The airport has two passenger terminal buildings.
• Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 4 is located in the vicinity of the airport.
• Because of Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport's relatively low elevation of 264 feet, planes can take off or land at Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus 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.
• In 2012 the airport was ranked 3rd in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
• Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes International Airport replaced Ponta Pelada Airport as the main public airport of Manaus in 1976.
• The furthest airport from Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) is Semporna Airport (SMM), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (meaning Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Semporna Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Sabah, Malaysia.

Facts about Moi International Airport (MBA):

• From July to September 1994, Moi International Airport was used almost continuously as a refuelling station during the Operation Support Hope humanitarian mission into Rwanda.
• Moi International Airport (MBA) has 2 runways.
• Moi International Airport, also called Mombasa Airport, is in Mombasa, Mombasa County, in a township called Port Reitz, in southeastern Kenya, along the Indian Ocean coast.
• It lies approximately 425 kilometres, by air, southeast of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in the country.
• Because of Moi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 200 feet, planes can take off or land at Moi 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 furthest airport from Moi International Airport (MBA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,478 miles (18,472 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Moi International Airport (MBA) is Bamburi Airport (BMQ), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of MBA.