Nonstop flight route between Nairobi, Kenya and Taba, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Nairobi, Kenya and Taba International Airport (TCP), Taba, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,140 miles (or 3,444 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 relatively short distance between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Taba International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCP / HETB |
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Location: | Taba, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°35'16"N by 34°46'41"E |
Area Served: | Taba, Egypt |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2415 feet (736 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TCP |
More Information: | TCP Maps & Info |
Facts about Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO):
- 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.
- 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.
- Once complete, the terminal will have 60 check-in positions, 32 air bridges and eight remote gates.
- The closest airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is Wilson Airport (WIL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of NBO.
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport handled 580,363 passengers last year.
- After Kenya's independence in 1964, the airport was renamed Nairobi International Airport to more accurately reflect the city it served.
- An addition to the existing terminal building, Unit 4, is under construction at a cost of 9.4 billion Kenyan shillings and is slated to open in 2013.
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) currently has only 1 runway.
- International arrivals are bused to a temporary facility set up in the ground floor of the new parkade.
Facts about Taba International Airport (TCP):
- The furthest airport from Taba International Airport (TCP) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,813 miles (19,010 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Taba International Airport (TCP) is Eilat Airport (ETH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of TCP.
- The original runway now known as 04R, which offers the benefit of ILS has been closed for many years under 'work in progress' meaning the airports second runway 04L is now the active.
- In addition to being known as "Taba International Airport", another name for TCP is "مطار طابا الدولي".
- Taba International Airport (TCP) has 2 runways.
- The airport was constructed by Israel in 1972 during its occupation of the Sinai following the Six Day War.
- Taba International Airport handled 210,029 passengers last year.