Nonstop flight route between Nanyuki, Kenya and Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nanyuki Airfield (NYK), Nanyuki, Kenya and Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG), Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,332 miles (or 5,362 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 Nanyuki Airfield and Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) 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 Nanyuki Airfield and Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Nanyuki Airfield (NYK):

• Because of Nanyuki Airfield's high elevation of 6,250 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NYK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NYK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) S of NYK.
• Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Nanyuki Airfield", another name for NYK is "Nanyuki Airport".
• In the late 1960s the Nanyuki Airfield was originally along the Nanyuki – Rumuruti Road.
• Nanyuki Airfield is an airport in Laikipia County, Kenya.

Facts about Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG):

• The airport lacked own web site as of January 8, 2013.
• In addition to being known as "Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport", another name for KWG is ""Міжнародний аеропорт Кривий Ріг (Лозуватка)"".
• Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) is Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KWG.
• Because of Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International 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 Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,991 miles (17,688 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.