Nonstop flight route between Nairobi, Kenya and Botopasi, Suriname:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Nairobi, Kenya and Botopasi Airstrip (BTO), Botopasi, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,389 miles (or 10,282 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 Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Botopasi Airstrip, 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 Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Botopasi Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBO / HKJK |
Airport Name: | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport |
Location: | Nairobi, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°19'6"S by 36°55'32"E |
Area Served: | Nairobi |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
Elevation: | 5327 feet (1,624 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NBO |
More Information: | NBO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTO / |
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Location: | Botopasi, Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°13'1"N by 55°27'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from BTO |
More Information: | BTO Maps & Info |
Facts about Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO):
- The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has its head office in the KAA Complex on the airport property.African Express Airways has its head office on the airport property.
- On 7 August 2013, a fire originating in the immigration area caused massive damage to the airport and forced it to suspend operations temporarily.
- The main entrance to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is on Airport South Road, which can be accessed by an exit from the A109 expressway.
- International arrivals are bused to a temporary facility set up in the ground floor of the new parkade.
- The furthest airport from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport's high elevation of 5,327 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NBO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NBO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Once complete, the terminal will have 60 check-in positions, 32 air bridges and eight remote gates.
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is an international airport in Nairobi, the capital of and largest city in Kenya.
- An addition to the existing terminal building, Unit 4, is under construction at a cost of 9.4 billion Kenyan shillings and is slated to open in 2013.
- After Kenya's independence in 1964, the airport was renamed Nairobi International Airport to more accurately reflect the city it served.
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport handled 580,363 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is Wilson Airport (WIL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of NBO.
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Botopasi Airstrip (BTO):
- In addition to being known as "Botopasi Airstrip", another name for BTO is "SMBO".
- The closest airport to Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) is Laduani Airstrip (LDO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of BTO.
- The furthest airport from Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) is Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI), which is nearly antipodal to Botopasi Airstrip (meaning Botopasi Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Haluoleo Airport (WMA)), and is located 12,290 miles (19,778 kilometers) away in Kendari, Indonesia.