Nonstop flight route between Kigoma, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kigoma Airport (TKQ), Kigoma, Tanzania and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Nairobi, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 558 miles (or 898 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 relatively short distance between Kigoma Airport and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKQ / HTKA |
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| Location: | Kigoma, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°53'5"S by 29°40'13"E |
| Area Served: | Kigoma |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2700 feet (823 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TKQ |
| More Information: | TKQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBO / HKJK |
| Airport Name: | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport |
| Location: | Nairobi, Kenya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°19'6"S by 36°55'32"E |
| Area Served: | Nairobi |
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 5327 feet (1,624 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NBO |
| More Information: | NBO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kigoma Airport (TKQ):
- The closest airport to Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of TKQ.
- Kigoma Airport handled 37,652 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Kigoma Airport", another name for TKQ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma (Swahili)".
- Kigoma Airport (TKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO):
- Traffic at the airport grows at a rate of 12 percent per annum and is expected to hit the 25 million mark by 2025.
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport handled 580,363 passengers last year.
- On 7 August 2013, a fire originating in the immigration area caused massive damage to the airport and forced it to suspend operations temporarily.
- Once complete, the terminal will have 60 check-in positions, 32 air bridges and eight remote gates.
- Because of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport's high elevation of 5,327 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NBO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NBO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is Wilson Airport (WIL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of NBO.
- The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has its head office in the KAA Complex on the airport property.African Express Airways has its head office on the airport property.
- An addition to the existing terminal building, Unit 4, is under construction at a cost of 9.4 billion Kenyan shillings and is slated to open in 2013.
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
