Nonstop flight route between Mascot (near Sydney), Australia and Amboseli, Kenya:
Departure Airport:
(33°56'45"S by 151°10'37"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°38'31"S by 37°15'0"E)
Distance from SYD to ASV:
7,467.63 miles (12,017.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), Mascot (near Sydney), Australia and Amboseli Airport (ASV), Amboseli, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,468 miles (or 12,018 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 Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport and Amboseli 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 Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport and Amboseli Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYD / YSSY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'45"S by 151°10'37"E |
| Area Served: | Sydney |
| Operator/Owner: | Sydney Airport Corporation Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SYD |
| More Information: | SYD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASV / HKAM |
| Airport Name: | Amboseli Airport |
| Location: | Amboseli, Kenya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°38'31"S by 37°15'0"E |
| Area Served: | Amboseli, Kenya |
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 3757 feet (1,145 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASV |
| More Information: | ASV Maps & Info |
Facts about Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD):
- In September 2012, Sydney Airport CEO Kerrie Mather announced the airport had abandoned the proposal to create alliance-based terminals in favour of terminals "based around specific airline requirements and transfer flows".
- In addition to being known as "Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport", another name for SYD is "Kingsford-Smith Airport".
- Because of Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) 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 trains that service the airport are regular suburban trains.
- Sydney Airport had a fourth passenger terminal, east of Terminal 2.
- The "third runway" which the Commonwealth government commenced development of in 1989 and completed in 1994, remained controversial because of increased aircraftmovements, especially over many inner suburbs.
- The closest airport to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Bankstown Airport (BWU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of SYD.
- Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (meaning Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
Facts about Amboseli Airport (ASV):
- Amboseli Airport is an airport in Kenya.
- The furthest airport from Amboseli Airport (ASV) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,542 miles (18,574 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- It is approximately 156 kilometres, by air, south of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
- The closest airport to Amboseli Airport (ASV) is Moshi Airport (QSI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) S of ASV.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.93 miles (17.58 km) W | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 28.84 miles (46.41 km) WSW | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 47.94 miles (77.15 km) SSW | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 66.55 miles (107.10 km) NNE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 80.56 miles (129.64 km) N | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 87.73 miles (141.18 km) NNE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 88.11 miles (141.80 km) NNE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 95.21 miles (153.23 km) WNW | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 102.06 miles (164.25 km) SW | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 131.63 miles (211.84 km) NW | Mudgee Airport (DGE) | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 146.76 miles (236.19 km) SW | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 12 | 146.99 miles (236.56 km) SSW | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 175.52 miles (282.48 km) NNW | Coolah Airport (CLH) | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 185.40 miles (298.38 km) WSW | Cootamundra Airport (CMD) | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 190.76 miles (306.99 km) WNW | Forbes Airport (FRB) | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,143.59 miles (19,543.17 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,121.54 miles (19,507.68 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,120.72 miles (19,506.36 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,117.69 miles (19,501.48 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,090.40 miles (19,457.57 km) NNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,078.50 miles (19,438.41 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,035.09 miles (19,368.55 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,021.51 miles (19,346.70 km) NNE | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,736.45 miles (18,887.94 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,716.13 miles (18,855.24 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,687.72 miles (18,809.51 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,637.71 miles (18,729.02 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,609.16 miles (18,683.09 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,605.42 miles (18,677.06 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,539.74 miles (18,571.37 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.06 miles (80.56 km) S | Moshi Airport (QSI) | Moshi, Tanzania | |
| 2 | 55.72 miles (89.68 km) SSW | Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | |
| 3 | 59.58 miles (95.89 km) ESE | Kilaguni Airport (ILU) | Kilaguni, Kenya | |
| 4 | 66.21 miles (106.55 km) SW | Arusha Airport (ARK) | Arusha, Tanzania | |
| 5 | 94.15 miles (151.52 km) NNW | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 6 | 96.17 miles (154.77 km) NNW | Wilson Airport (WIL) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 7 | 111.03 miles (178.68 km) WSW | Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) | Lake Manyara, Tanzania | |
| 8 | 176.72 miles (284.40 km) WNW | Mara Serena Airport (MRE) | Masai Mara, Kenya | |
| 9 | 178.92 miles (287.94 km) N | Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) | Nanyuki, Kenya | |
| 10 | 188.09 miles (302.70 km) ESE | Moi International Airport (MBA) | Mombasa, Kenya | |
| 11 | 194.44 miles (312.91 km) ESE | Bamburi Airport (BMQ) | Bamburi, Kenya | |
| 12 | 200.60 miles (322.83 km) ESE | Malindi Airport (MYD) | Malindi, Kenya | |
| 13 | 205.35 miles (330.48 km) ENE | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 14 | 208.56 miles (335.65 km) NW | Kericho Airport (KEY) | Kericho, Kenya | |
| 15 | 223.64 miles (359.92 km) NE | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,541.55 miles (18,574.29 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,427.87 miles (18,391.33 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,235.00 miles (18,080.94 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,233.16 miles (18,077.98 km) SSE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,172.79 miles (17,980.83 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,159.92 miles (17,960.11 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,154.87 miles (17,951.97 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,153.60 miles (17,949.93 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,145.37 miles (17,936.69 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,129.83 miles (17,911.69 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,106.69 miles (17,874.43 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,042.77 miles (17,771.58 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,000.14 miles (17,702.96 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,994.10 miles (17,693.24 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 10,986.90 miles (17,681.66 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |