Nonstop flight route between Nanyuki, Kenya and Lake Ozark, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya and Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ), Lake Ozark, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,301 miles (or 13,360 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 Lee C. Fine Memorial 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 Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):

• Located on the western foot hills of Mount Kenya, it lies only 8 kilometres, south of the Equator.
• In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
• 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.
• 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.
• Nanyuki Airfield is a government-owned, privately leased airfield, serving private and commercial air operators.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.
• Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ):

• Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,871 miles (17,495 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ) is Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SE of AIZ.
• Because of Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 869 feet, planes can take off or land at Lee C. Fine Memorial 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.