Nonstop flight route between Nanyuki, Kenya and Palm Springs, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya and Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), Palm Springs, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,537 miles (or 15,348 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 Bermuda Dunes 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 Bermuda Dunes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):

• Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Nanyuki Airfield is an airport in Laikipia County, Kenya.
• In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
• Nanyuki Airfield is open from 6 am to 6 pm daily, with all traffic reporting to the Nanyuki air traffic controller.
• 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.
• 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 closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.

Facts about Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD):

• The airport is home to Desert West Aviation, a local flight school as well as Desert Jet, a local aircraft charter company recently named the preferred jet provider for the airport
• The furthest airport from Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,470 miles (18,459 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Bermuda Dunes Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Bermuda Dunes 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.
• Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) is Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SE of UDD.