Nonstop flight route between Nanyuki, Kenya and Libo County, Guizhou, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya and Libo Airport (LLB), Libo County, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,034 miles (or 8,102 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 Libo 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 Libo 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: | LLB / ZULB |
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Location: | Libo County, Guizhou, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°27'9"N by 107°57'42"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from LLB |
More Information: | LLB Maps & Info |
Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):
- In the early 1990s the airfield became home to Tropic Air Kenya — a small air charter company operating single-engine Cessna aircraft and helicopters.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
- Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 is open from 6 am to 6 pm daily, with all traffic reporting to the Nanyuki air traffic controller.
Facts about Libo Airport (LLB):
- In addition to being known as "Libo Airport", other names for LLB include "荔波机场" and "Lìbō Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Libo Airport (LLB) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Libo Airport (meaning Libo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Libo Airport (LLB) is Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSW of LLB.