Nonstop flight route between Minsk, Belarus and Nairobi, Kenya:
Departure Airport:
(53°51'51"N by 27°32'22"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°19'12"S by 36°48'53"E)
Distance from MHP to WIL:
3,849.92 miles (6,195.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minsk-1 Airport (MHP), Minsk, Belarus and Wilson Airport (WIL), Nairobi, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,850 miles (or 6,196 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 Minsk-1 Airport and Wilson 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 Minsk-1 Airport and Wilson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHP / UMMM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Minsk, Belarus |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°51'51"N by 27°32'22"E |
| Area Served: | Minsk |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 748 feet (228 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHP |
| More Information: | MHP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WIL / HKNW |
| Airport Name: | Wilson Airport |
| Location: | Nairobi, Kenya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°19'12"S by 36°48'53"E |
| Area Served: | Nairobi |
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 5546 feet (1,690 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WIL |
| More Information: | WIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Minsk-1 Airport (MHP):
- During the 1970s, the airport served over one million passengers per year.
- Because of Minsk-1 Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Minsk-1 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 addition to being known as "Minsk-1 Airport", other names for MHP include "Аэрапорт Мінск-1" and "Аэропорт Минск-1".
- Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,153 miles (17,949 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) is Minsk National Airport (MSQ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of MHP.
Facts about Wilson Airport (WIL):
- The furthest airport from Wilson Airport (WIL) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,619 miles (18,698 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Wilson Airport's high elevation of 5,546 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WIL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WIL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In 2012 Kiss TV did a 15-minute report called dying Wilson.
- Airkenya and other small airlines use Wilson Airport for scheduled domestic passenger services, instead of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
- Wilson Airport (WIL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Wilson Airport (WIL) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of WIL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.11 miles (32.37 km) E | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus |     |
| 2 | 104.18 miles (167.66 km) E | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 3 | 105.41 miles (169.64 km) WNW | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 4 | 147.64 miles (237.60 km) NNW | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 5 | 158.30 miles (254.76 km) WNW | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 6 | 171.01 miles (275.21 km) ESE | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 7 | 192.27 miles (309.43 km) ENE | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 8 | 194.04 miles (312.27 km) SW | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 9 | 212.00 miles (341.18 km) NNE | Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 216.29 miles (348.08 km) NW | Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) | Šiauliai, Lithuania | |
| 11 | 223.67 miles (359.96 km) WSW | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 12 | 227.89 miles (366.76 km) SE | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 253.47 miles (407.92 km) SSE | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 253.47 miles (407.92 km) NNW | Riga International Airport (RIX) | Riga, Latvia | |
| 15 | 269.19 miles (433.22 km) SSE | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,152.81 miles (17,948.66 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,721.00 miles (17,253.73 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,709.88 miles (17,235.83 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,709.64 miles (17,235.45 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,708.89 miles (17,234.25 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,706.41 miles (17,230.26 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,704.97 miles (17,227.93 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,697.93 miles (17,216.61 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,696.60 miles (17,214.47 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,696.29 miles (17,213.97 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,692.77 miles (17,208.30 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,689.76 miles (17,203.46 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,689.29 miles (17,202.70 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,676.96 miles (17,182.85 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,659.30 miles (17,154.43 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.66 miles (12.32 km) E | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 2 | 88.38 miles (142.24 km) N | Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) | Nanyuki, Kenya | |
| 3 | 96.17 miles (154.77 km) SSE | Amboseli Airport (ASV) | Amboseli, Kenya | |
| 4 | 124.82 miles (200.87 km) W | Mara Serena Airport (MRE) | Masai Mara, Kenya | |
| 5 | 126.24 miles (203.17 km) WNW | Kericho Airport (KEY) | Kericho, Kenya | |
| 6 | 138.39 miles (222.72 km) NW | Kimwarer Airport (KRV) | Kerio Valley, Kenya | |
| 7 | 139.54 miles (224.57 km) SE | Kilaguni Airport (ILU) | Kilaguni, Kenya | |
| 8 | 142.04 miles (228.59 km) S | Arusha Airport (ARK) | Arusha, Tanzania | |
| 9 | 145.48 miles (234.12 km) SSE | Moshi Airport (QSI) | Moshi, Tanzania | |
| 10 | 146.84 miles (236.32 km) S | Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | |
| 11 | 157.83 miles (254.00 km) SSW | Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) | Lake Manyara, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 161.41 miles (259.76 km) NW | Eldoret International Airport (EDL) | Eldoret, Kenya | |
| 13 | 167.45 miles (269.48 km) WNW | Kisumu International Airport (KIS) | Kisumu, Kenya | |
| 14 | 203.88 miles (328.12 km) NW | Kitale Airport (KTL) | Kitale, Kenya | |
| 15 | 204.46 miles (329.05 km) ENE | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,618.65 miles (18,698.36 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,457.44 miles (18,438.92 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,330.30 miles (18,234.31 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,328.60 miles (18,231.57 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,268.35 miles (18,134.60 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,256.09 miles (18,114.88 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,248.98 miles (18,103.43 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,242.21 miles (18,092.54 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,235.89 miles (18,082.36 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,224.56 miles (18,064.14 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,199.06 miles (18,023.10 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,137.20 miles (17,923.55 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,088.13 miles (17,844.57 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,082.76 miles (17,835.94 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,077.46 miles (17,827.40 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |