Nonstop flight route between Nanyuki, Kenya and Albury, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya and Albury Airport (ABX), Albury, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,320 miles (or 11,781 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 Nanyuki Airfield and Albury 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 Nanyuki Airfield and Albury Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NYK / HKNY |
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Location: | Nanyuki, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°3'39"S by 37°2'30"E |
Area Served: | Nanyuki, and Northern Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 6250 feet (1,905 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NYK |
More Information: | NYK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABX / YMAY |
Airport Name: | Albury Airport |
Location: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°4'5"S by 146°57'29"E |
Area Served: | Albury, New South Wales, Wodonga, Victoria |
Operator/Owner: | Albury City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 539 feet (164 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABX |
More Information: | ABX Maps & Info |
Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):
- In the late 1960s the Nanyuki Airfield was originally along the Nanyuki – Rumuruti Road.
- The furthest airport from Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.
- Because of Nanyuki Airfield's high elevation of 6,250 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NYK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NYK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
- Nanyuki Airfield is an airport in Laikipia County, Kenya.
- Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The new civil airfield for Nanyuki was allocated along the Nanyuki – Naro Moru road about 10 kilometres, out of Nanyuki town, and was named Nanyuki Civil Airfield.
Facts about Albury Airport (ABX):
- Albury Airport (ABX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Albury Airport (ABX) is Corowa Airport (CWW), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) W of ABX.
- The airport is also served by charter, freight, agricultural, and general aviation aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Albury Airport (ABX) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Albury Airport (meaning Albury Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,180 miles (19,602 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The passenger terminal has recently been extended to incorporate new security screening requirements and to cater for the increased number of flights.
- Because of Albury Airport's relatively low elevation of 539 feet, planes can take off or land at Albury 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.
- Albury Airport handled 284,535 passengers last year.
- Virgin Australia now use ATR72 Turboprop aircraft and Brindabella Airlines no longer provide a regular service between Albury and Canberra.