Nonstop flight route between Masai Mara, Kenya and Buttonville, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mara Serena Airport (MRE), Masai Mara, Kenya and Buttonville Airport (YKZ), Buttonville, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,485 miles (or 12,046 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 Mara Serena Airport and Buttonville 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 Mara Serena Airport and Buttonville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRE / |
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Location: | Masai Mara, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°24'18"S by 35°0'35"E |
Area Served: | Masai Mara, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRE |
More Information: | MRE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKZ / CYKZ |
Airport Name: | Buttonville Airport |
Location: | Buttonville, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°51'38"N by 79°22'6"W |
Area Served: | Markham, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Toronto Airways Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKZ |
More Information: | YKZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Mara Serena Airport (MRE):
- Mara Serena Airport (MRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mara Serena Airport is a small civilian airport, serving Masai Mara and the neighboring communities.
- The furthest airport from Mara Serena Airport (MRE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,582 miles (18,640 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Mara Serena Airport (MRE) is Kericho Airport (KEY), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NNE of MRE.
- Because of Mara Serena Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MRE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MRE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Mara Serena Airport", another name for MRE is "n/a".
Facts about Buttonville Airport (YKZ):
- Flightline is available on 123.50 MHz.
- The airport is accessible to public transit via York Region Transit Route 16 which runs along the northside of the airport.
- The airport had one Aircraft rescue and firefighting unit, a Walter RIV 2000, parked against the fence along Renfrew Drive, but it was retired and no longer visible at the airport.
- Buttonville Airport (YKZ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) S of YKZ.
- The furthest airport from Buttonville Airport (YKZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,402 miles (18,350 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On January 17, 2006, Nav Canada announced plans for the construction of a new air traffic control tower at Buttonville Airport.
- In September 2009, the Sifton family, owners of the airport, announced plans to re-develop the airport from 2009 to 2016 into a mixed use of commercial, retail and residential development.
- Because of Buttonville Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Buttonville 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.