Nonstop flight route between Borrego Springs, California, United States and Nairobi, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Borrego Valley Airport (BXS), Borrego Springs, California, United States and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Nairobi, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,631 miles (or 15,499 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 Borrego Valley Airport and Jomo Kenyatta 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 Borrego Valley Airport and Jomo Kenyatta 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: | BXS / |
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Location: | Borrego Springs, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°15'32"N by 116°19'15"W |
Area Served: | Borrego Springs, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of San Diego |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 520 feet (158 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BXS |
More Information: | BXS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBO / HKJK |
Airport Name: | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport |
Location: | Nairobi, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°19'6"S by 36°55'32"E |
Area Served: | Nairobi |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
Elevation: | 5327 feet (1,624 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NBO |
More Information: | NBO Maps & Info |
Facts about Borrego Valley Airport (BXS):
- The International Aerobatic Club has a practice and competition area just north of the airport.
- The closest airport to Borrego Valley Airport (BXS) is Salton Sea Airport (SAS), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) E of BXS.
- In addition to being known as "Borrego Valley Airport", other names for BXS include "none" and "L08".
- The airport covers 198 acres at an elevation of 520 feet.
- Borrego Valley Airport (BXS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Borrego Valley Airport's relatively low elevation of 520 feet, planes can take off or land at Borrego Valley 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.
- The furthest airport from Borrego Valley Airport (BXS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,504 miles (18,513 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO):
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport handled 580,363 passengers last year.
- The groundbreaking of a new passenger terminal dubbed the "Greenfield Terminal" with a capacity of 20 million passengers was held on 3 December 2013.
- The furthest airport from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Traffic at the airport grows at a rate of 12 percent per annum and is expected to hit the 25 million mark by 2025.
- Because of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport's high elevation of 5,327 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NBO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NBO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) currently has only 1 runway.
- After Kenya's independence in 1964, the airport was renamed Nairobi International Airport to more accurately reflect the city it served.
- The closest airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is Wilson Airport (WIL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of NBO.