Nonstop flight route between Tyonek, Alaska, United States and Nairobi, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tyonek Airport (TYE), Tyonek, Alaska, United States and Wilson Airport (WIL), Nairobi, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,287 miles (or 13,336 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 Tyonek Airport and Wilson 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 Tyonek Airport and Wilson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYE / |
Airport Name: | Tyonek Airport |
Location: | Tyonek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°4'36"N by 151°8'17"W |
Area Served: | Tyonek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Village of Tyonek |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TYE |
More Information: | TYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WIL / HKNW |
Airport Name: | Wilson Airport |
Location: | Nairobi, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°19'12"S by 36°48'53"E |
Area Served: | Nairobi |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 5546 feet (1,690 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WIL |
More Information: | WIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Tyonek Airport (TYE):
- Because of Tyonek Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Tyonek 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.
- Tyonek Airport (TYE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tyonek Airport (TYE) is Beluga Airport (BVU), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of TYE.
- The furthest airport from Tyonek Airport (TYE) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,559 miles (16,994 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Wilson Airport (WIL):
- The furthest airport from Wilson Airport (WIL) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,619 miles (18,698 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Wilson Airport's high elevation of 5,546 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WIL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WIL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Airkenya and other small airlines use Wilson Airport for scheduled domestic passenger services, instead of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
- Wilson Airport (WIL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Wilson Airport (WIL) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of WIL.