Nonstop flight route between Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia and Nanyuki, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belaya Gora Airport (UMS), Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia and Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,475 miles (or 10,420 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 Belaya Gora Airport and Nanyuki Airfield, 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 Belaya Gora Airport and Nanyuki Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UMS / | 
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| Location: | Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°21'50"N by 134°26'56"E | 
| Area Served: | Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UMS | 
| More Information: | UMS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NYK / HKNY | 
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| Location: | Nanyuki, Kenya | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°3'39"S by 37°2'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Nanyuki, and Northern Kenya | 
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian | 
| Elevation: | 6250 feet (1,905 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NYK | 
| More Information: | NYK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Belaya Gora Airport (UMS):
- The furthest airport from Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,974 miles (19,270 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
 - In addition to being known as "Belaya Gora Airport", another name for UMS is "Аэропорт Усть-Мая".
 - The closest airport to Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) is Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY), which is located 185 miles (298 kilometers) NNE of UMS.
 - Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):
- The closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.
 - Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Nanyuki Airfield's high elevation of 6,250 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NYK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NYK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Offices and facilities have been built.
 - The furthest airport from Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
 - At 1,905 metres above sea level, the airport has a single asphalt runway which measures 1,200 metres in length.
 - Located on the western foot hills of Mount Kenya, it lies only 8 kilometres, south of the Equator.
 - In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
 - In the early 1990s the airfield became home to Tropic Air Kenya — a small air charter company operating single-engine Cessna aircraft and helicopters.
 
