Nonstop flight route between Malindi, Kenya and Edinburgh, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malindi Airport (MYD), Malindi, Kenya and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,764 miles (or 7,667 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 Malindi Airport and Edinburgh 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 Malindi Airport and Edinburgh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYD / HKML |
Airport Name: | Malindi Airport |
Location: | Malindi, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°12'53"S by 40°6'0"E |
Area Served: | Malindi |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYD |
More Information: | MYD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDI / EGPH |
Airport Name: | Edinburgh Airport |
Location: | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°57'0"N by 3°22'21"W |
Area Served: | Edinburgh, Lothian, Fife, the Scottish Borders and Central Scotland |
Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 136 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EDI |
More Information: | EDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Malindi Airport (MYD):
- The Kenyan government seeks to expand Malindi Airport in order to attract direct international flights.
- The furthest airport from Malindi Airport (MYD) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,538 miles (18,568 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Malindi Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Malindi 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.
- Its location is approximately 412 kilometres, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
- The closest airport to Malindi Airport (MYD) is Bamburi Airport (BMQ), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of MYD.
- Malindi Airport (MYD) has 2 runways.
Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):
- When the Second World War broke out, RAF Fighter Command took control over the airfield and a runway of 3,900 ft was paved to handle the Supermarine Spitfire.
- As a cheaper alternative to the cancelled Edinburgh Airport Rail Link project, an additional interchange station is currently being constructed on the Fife Circle Line.
- Turnhouse Aerodrome was the most northerly British air defence base in World War I used by the Royal Flying Corps.
- The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
- Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.
- In 2005, a new 57 m tall air traffic control tower was completed at a cost of £10m.
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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 likelihood of an additional runway has been thrown into doubt following a revised masterplan in January 2011, with passenger numbers expected to be lower than previously thought - 12.3 million by 2020 and 20 million by 2040.