Nonstop flight route between Nanyuki, Kenya and Jackson, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya and Jackson County Airport (JXN), Jackson, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,793 miles (or 12,542 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 Jackson County 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 Jackson County 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: | JXN / KJXN |
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Location: | Jackson, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°15'38"N by 84°27'38"W |
Area Served: | Jackson, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Jackson County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1001 feet (305 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JXN |
More Information: | JXN Maps & Info |
Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):
- Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Located on the western foot hills of Mount Kenya, it lies only 8 kilometres, south of the Equator.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
- 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.
- In the late 1960s the Nanyuki Airfield was originally along the Nanyuki – Rumuruti Road.
- 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.
Facts about Jackson County Airport (JXN):
- For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 51,003 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 139 per day.
- The furthest airport from Jackson County Airport (JXN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,232 miles (18,075 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Jackson County-Reynolds Field covers an area of 700 acres at an elevation of 1,001 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Jackson County Airport", another name for JXN is "Reynolds Field".
- Jackson County Airport (JXN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Jackson County Airport (JXN) is Lenawee County Airport (ADG), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SE of JXN.