Nonstop flight route between Kitale, Kenya and Tougan, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kitale Airport (KTL), Kitale, Kenya and Tougan Airport (TUQ), Tougan, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,733 miles (or 4,399 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 Kitale Airport and Tougan 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 Kitale Airport and Tougan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTL / HKKT |
Airport Name: | Kitale Airport |
Location: | Kitale, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°58'30"N by 34°57'36"E |
Area Served: | Kitale, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 6070 feet (1,850 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTL |
More Information: | KTL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUQ / DFOT |
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Location: | Tougan, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°3'32"N by 3°4'38"W |
Area Served: | Tougan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUQ |
More Information: | TUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kitale Airport (KTL):
- The closest airport to Kitale Airport (KTL) is Eldoret International Airport (EDL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of 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.
- Its location is approximately 336 kilometres, by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport.
- 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.
- Kitale Airport (KTL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tougan Airport (TUQ):
- Tougan Airport (TUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tougan Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Tougan 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 Tougan Airport (TUQ) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Tougan Airport (meaning Tougan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,178 miles (19,598 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- The closest airport to Tougan Airport (TUQ) is Dédougou Airport (DGU), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) SW of TUQ.
- In addition to being known as "Tougan Airport", another name for TUQ is "Tougan Airport (Tougan)".