Nonstop flight route between Nanyuki, Kenya and Sandnessjøen, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya and Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ), Sandnessjøen, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,720 miles (or 7,596 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 Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka, 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 Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka. 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: | SSJ / ENST |
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Location: | Sandnessjøen, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°57'24"N by 12°28'8"E |
Area Served: | Sandnessjøen, Nordland, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SSJ |
More Information: | SSJ Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- 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 addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
- Nanyuki Airfield is a government-owned, privately leased airfield, serving private and commercial air operators.
- 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.
Facts about Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ):
- Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka is a regional airport serving the town of Sandnessjøen, Norway.
- The furthest airport from Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,870 miles (17,493 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka 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.
- The first air route along the coast of western Norway between Bergen and Tromsø started June 7, 1935 with three weekly departures and stop overs in Ålesund, Molde, Kristiansund, Trondheim, Brønnøysund, Sandnessjøen, Bodø, Narvik and Harstad.
- Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka handled 75,096 passengers last year.
- The airport is located approximately 20 km south of the town of Sandnessjøen.
- In addition to being known as "Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka", another name for SSJ is "Sandnessjøen Lufthavn, Stokka".
- The closest airport to Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) is Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ESE of SSJ.