Nonstop flight route between Nanyuki, Kenya and Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya and Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,032 miles (or 12,926 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 Chippewa Valley Regional 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 Chippewa Valley Regional 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):

• 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.
• Located on the western foot hills of Mount Kenya, it lies only 8 kilometres, south of the Equator.
• Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
• In the early 1990s the airfield became home to Tropic Air Kenya — a small air charter company operating single-engine Cessna aircraft and helicopters.
• 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.

Facts about Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU):

• The furthest airport from Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,839 miles (17,444 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Chippewa Valley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 913 feet, planes can take off or land at Chippewa Valley Regional 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 1939, work on a new airport started north of Eau Claire.
• The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's control tower and will require pilots to rely on the Minneapolis ARTCC and pilot-to-pilot radio communication.
• Chippewa Valley Regional Airport covers an area of 1,100 acres at an elevation of 913 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) is Rice Lake Regional Airport (RIE), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNW of EAU.
• Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) has 2 runways.