Nonstop flight route between Delta, British Columbia, Canada and Kitale, Kenya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Boundary Bay Airport (YDT), Delta, British Columbia, Canada and Kitale Airport (KTL), Kitale, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,738 miles (or 14,062 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 Boundary Bay Airport and Kitale 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 Boundary Bay Airport and Kitale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Boundary Bay Airport (YDT):

• In January 2008, Boundary Bay Airport's largest tenant, Heli-One, a division of CHC Helicopter moved into new facilities at Boundary Bay Airport.
• Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) has 2 runways.
• In 2011, the Corporation of Delta extended Alpha Aviation's lease until 2099.
• Alpha Aviation acquired the Boundary Bay Airport and assumed management on 1 December 2004, under a lease currently held by the Corporation of Delta.
• Because of Boundary Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Boundary Bay 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.
• Investment by Alpha Aviation and a grant from the British Columbia government enabled an extension of runway 07/25, improving usability of the runway for corporate jets.
• The furthest airport from Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,690 miles (17,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NW of YDT.
• In addition to being known as "Boundary Bay Airport", another name for YDT is "Vancouver/Boundary Bay Airport".

Facts about Kitale Airport (KTL):

• Kitale Airport is located in Trans-Nzoia District, Rift Valley Province, in the town of Kitale, in northwestern Kenya, close to the International border with the Republic of Uganda.
• Kitale Airport (KTL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Its location is approximately 336 kilometres, by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport.
• The closest airport to Kitale Airport (KTL) is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of KTL.
• Because of Kitale Airport's high elevation of 6,070 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KTL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KTL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Kitale Airport (KTL) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,701 miles (18,832 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.