Nonstop flight route between Malindi, Kenya and Bangor, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malindi Airport (MYD), Malindi, Kenya and Bangor International Airport (BGR), Bangor, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,298 miles (or 11,745 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 Malindi Airport and Bangor 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 Malindi Airport and Bangor 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 Malindi Airport (MYD):

• Its location is approximately 412 kilometres, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
• The furthest airport from Malindi Airport (MYD) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,538 miles (18,568 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Malindi Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Malindi 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 closest airport to Malindi Airport (MYD) is Bamburi Airport (BMQ), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of MYD.
• Malindi Airport (MYD) has 2 runways.
• The Kenyan government seeks to expand Malindi Airport in order to attract direct international flights.

Facts about Bangor International Airport (BGR):

• Bangor International is operated as an "enterprise fund", which means that the expense of operating it comes from airport revenue.
• Bangor International Airport (BGR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bangor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Bangor 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 April 2008, the airport received a US$2.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to upgrade the terminal building and aviation equipment.
• The furthest airport from Bangor International Airport (BGR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,670 miles (18,782 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1968, Dow AFB was closed as an active duty Air Force installation.
• The airport owes its prosperity to its location on major air corridors between Europe and the East Coast of the United States.
• Bangor has been the port of entry for over a million servicemen and women returning from the Gulf War, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and the NATO operations IFOR and SFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina on military charters.
• The closest airport to Bangor International Airport (BGR) is Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NE of BGR.
• Decades ago, British Airways offered regular service from Bangor.