Nonstop flight route between Nairobi, Kenya and Eskilstuna, Sweden:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilson Airport (WIL), Nairobi, Kenya and Eskilstuna Airport (EKT), Eskilstuna, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,332 miles (or 6,971 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 Eskilstuna 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 Eskilstuna 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: | EKT / ESSU | 
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| Location: | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°21'0"N by 16°42'29"E | 
| Elevation: | 139 feet (42 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EKT | 
| More Information: | EKT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Wilson Airport (WIL):
- Airkenya and other small airlines use Wilson Airport for scheduled domestic passenger services, instead of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
 - 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 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.
 - 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 Eskilstuna Airport (EKT):
- Because of Eskilstuna Airport's relatively low elevation of 139 feet, planes can take off or land at Eskilstuna 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Eskilstuna Airport", another name for EKT is "Eskilstuna-Kjula flygplats".
 - The furthest airport from Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) is Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of EKT.
 
