Nonstop flight route between Nairobi, Kenya and Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Nairobi, Kenya and Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID), Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,594 miles (or 13,831 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 Manuel Crescencio Rejón 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 Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Manuel Crescencio Rejón 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 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.
• Jomo Kenyatta International Airport handled 580,363 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 9 March 1958, Embakasi Airport was opened by the last colonial governor of Kenya, Sir Evelyn Baring.
• 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.
• The architects for the terminal were Pascall+Watson, a London based firm that also designed Heathrow Terminal 5 and Dublin Airport Terminal 2.
• The closest airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is Wilson Airport (WIL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of NBO.
• The main entrance to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is on Airport South Road, which can be accessed by an exit from the A109 expressway.

Facts about Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID):

• In addition to being known as "Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport", another name for MID is "Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Crescencio Rejón".
• A Mexican Air Force Base −8th BAM, is located at the premises to the left of runway 10.
• The furthest airport from Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,695 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID) has 2 runways.
• There are multiple duty-free stores, a food court, specialty stores, bank and car rental counters in the terminal.
• In 2012, 1,233,738 passengers passed through Mérida International Airport, and in 2013 it handled 1,316,242 passengers.
• The closest airport to Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID) is Chichen Itza International Airport (CZA), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) ESE of MID.
• Because of Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Manuel Crescencio Rejón 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.