Nonstop flight route between Nairobi, Kenya and Brainerd, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilson Airport (WIL), Nairobi, Kenya and Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD), Brainerd, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,149 miles (or 13,114 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 Wilson Airport and Brainerd Lakes Regional 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 Wilson Airport and Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRD / KBRD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Brainerd, Minnesota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°24'7"N by 94°8'8"W |
| Area Served: | Brainerd, Minnesota |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Brainerd & Crow Wing County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1232 feet (376 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRD |
| More Information: | BRD Maps & Info |
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.
- This location is approximately 18 kilometres, by road, west of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the largest civilian airport in the country.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Wilson Airport (WIL) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of WIL.
- Wilson Airport (WIL) has 2 runways.
Facts about Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD):
- Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport covers an area of 1,560 acres at an elevation of 1,232 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,684 miles (17,193 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport", another name for BRD is "BR".
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 16,665 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 15,472 enplanements in 2009, and 16,404 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) is St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) S of BRD.
