Nonstop flight route between Kerio Valley, Kenya and Yamagata, Honshū, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kimwarer Airport (KRV), Kerio Valley, Kenya and Yamagata Airport (GAJ), Yamagata, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,997 miles (or 11,261 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 Kimwarer Airport and Yamagata 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 Kimwarer Airport and Yamagata Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRV / |
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Location: | Kerio Valley, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°19'12"N by 35°39'53"E |
Area Served: | Kimwarer, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 4701 feet (1,433 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRV |
More Information: | KRV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAJ / RJSC |
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Location: | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°24'42"N by 140°22'15"E |
Area Served: | Yamagata |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 345 feet (105 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GAJ |
More Information: | GAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kimwarer Airport (KRV):
- The furthest airport from Kimwarer Airport (KRV) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,688 miles (18,811 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Kimwarer Airport (KRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kimwarer Airport", other names for KRV include "Nakuru Airport" and "Kimwarer".
- Its location is approximately 250 kilometres, by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport.
- Because of Kimwarer Airport's high elevation of 4,701 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KRV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KRV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Kimwarer Airport (KRV) is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of KRV.
Facts about Yamagata Airport (GAJ):
- Kamiyama Training Airfield was opened by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II.
- The closest airport to Yamagata Airport (GAJ) is Sendai Airport (SDJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of GAJ.
- Because of Yamagata Airport's relatively low elevation of 345 feet, planes can take off or land at Yamagata 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 airport has had no scheduled ground transportation services since April 2009 due to depressed passenger numbers.
- In addition to being known as "Yamagata Airport", another name for GAJ is "山形空港".
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,606 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.