Nonstop flight route between Nanyuki, Kenya and Vero Beach, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya and Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB), Vero Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,886 miles (or 12,692 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 Vero Beach Municipal 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 Vero Beach Municipal 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):

• Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 the late 1960s the Nanyuki Airfield was originally along the Nanyuki – Rumuruti Road.
• At 1,905 metres above sea level, the airport has a single asphalt runway which measures 1,200 metres in length.
• In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
• 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 Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB):

• Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) is St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of VRB.
• FlightSafety Academy, a leading flight training school and part of FlightSafety International, is also at VRB.
• The furthest airport from Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,565 miles (18,613 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Vero Beach Municipal Airport was dedicated in 1930 and in 1932 Eastern Air Lines began refueling there.
• Because of Vero Beach Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Vero Beach Municipal 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.