Nonstop flight route between Nairobi, Kenya and Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilson Airport (WIL), Nairobi, Kenya and Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN), Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,865 miles (or 12,658 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 Gerardo Tobar López 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 Gerardo Tobar López 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: | BUN / SKBU | 
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| Location: | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°49'10"N by 76°59'22"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BUN | 
| More Information: | BUN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Wilson Airport (WIL):
- 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.
 - As a result of faster check-in times and fewer flight delays, as compared to Nairobi International Airport, Wilson Airport is commonly used by business executive aircraft for domestic and international travel.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN):
- The furthest airport from Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Gerardo Tobar López Airport (meaning Gerardo Tobar López Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
 - The closest airport to Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) is Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of BUN.
 - Because of Gerardo Tobar López Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Gerardo Tobar López 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.
 - Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Gerardo Tobar López Airport", another name for BUN is "Aeropuerto Gerardo Tobar López".
 
