Nonstop flight route between Nairobi, Kenya and Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilson Airport (WIL), Nairobi, Kenya and Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK), Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,434 miles (or 5,526 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 Dnipropetrovsk International 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 Dnipropetrovsk International 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: | DNK / UKDD |
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Location: | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°21'25"N by 35°6'2"E |
Area Served: | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
Operator/Owner: | Dniproavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 481 feet (147 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DNK |
More Information: | DNK 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.
- 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.
- The airport was established in 1933 as Nairobi Aerodrome and was used by Imperial Airways Empire air mail services from the United Kingdom via Egypt and continuing in stages to South Africa.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK):
- Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) currently has only 1 runway.
- As of 2011 the airport's owners have initiated a program to develop a new terminal complex at Dnipropetrovsk International.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 481 feet above mean sea level.
- Being a part of the Soviet Union, in 1990, the highest level of airport`s passenger traffic was registered.
- In addition to being known as "Dnipropetrovsk International Airport", another name for DNK is "Міжнародний аеропорт «Дніпропетровськ»".
- The closest airport to Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) is Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSE of DNK.
- The furthest airport from Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,904 miles (17,548 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Dnipropetrovsk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 481 feet, planes can take off or land at Dnipropetrovsk International 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.