Nonstop flight route between Taos, New Mexico, United States and Bamburi, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taos Regional Airport (TSM), Taos, New Mexico, United States and Bamburi Airport (BMQ), Bamburi, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,297 miles (or 14,963 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 Taos Regional Airport and Bamburi 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 Taos Regional Airport and Bamburi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSM / KSKX |
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Location: | Taos, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°27'29"N by 105°40'20"W |
Area Served: | Taos, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Taos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7095 feet (2,163 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSM |
More Information: | TSM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMQ / |
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Location: | Bamburi, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°58'48"S by 39°43'47"E |
Area Served: | Bamburi, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BMQ |
More Information: | BMQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Taos Regional Airport (TSM):
- Taos Regional Airport (TSM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,106 miles (17,873 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Taos Regional Airport", another name for TSM is "SKX".
- The closest airport to Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) SW of TSM.
- Because of Taos Regional Airport's high elevation of 7,095 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TSM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TSM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Taos Regional Airport covers an area of 832 acres at an elevation of 7,095 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Bamburi Airport (BMQ):
- Because of Bamburi Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Bamburi 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.
- Bamburi Airport is an airport in Kenya.
- The closest airport to Bamburi Airport (BMQ) is Moi International Airport (MBA), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of BMQ.
- The furthest airport from Bamburi Airport (BMQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,483 miles (18,480 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Its location is approximately 430 kilometres, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
- In addition to being known as "Bamburi Airport", another name for BMQ is "HKBM".