Nonstop flight route between San Jose, California, United States and Kayes, Mali:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV), San Jose, California, United States and Kayes Airport (KYS), Kayes, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,682 miles (or 10,754 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 Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County and Kayes 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 Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County and Kayes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RHV / KRHV | 
| Airport Name: | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County | 
| Location: | San Jose, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°19'58"N by 121°49'10"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Santa Clara County, California | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 133 feet (41 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RHV | 
| More Information: | RHV Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYS / GAKY | 
| Airport Name: | Kayes Airport | 
| Location: | Kayes, Mali | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°28'51"N by 11°24'15"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KYS | 
| More Information: | KYS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV):
- Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) is Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WNW of RHV.
- Because of Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County's relatively low elevation of 133 feet, planes can take off or land at Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County 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 furthest airport from Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,361 miles (18,283 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 2010 San Jose State University's Aviation program relocated to Reid-Hillview.
- Taxis are not located on-field.
- VTA has plans for a bus rapid transit line from the Diridon train station in downtown San Jose to the Eastridge Transit Center.
Facts about Kayes Airport (KYS):
- Because of Kayes Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Kayes 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.
- The closest airport to Kayes Airport (KYS) is Yélimané Airport (EYL), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NE of KYS.
- Kayes Airport (KYS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kayes Airport (KYS) is Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF), which is nearly antipodal to Kayes Airport (meaning Kayes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maewo-Naone Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Maewo, Vanuatu.




