Nonstop flight route between Oak Harbor, Washington, United States and Nairobi, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW), Oak Harbor, Washington, United States and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Nairobi, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,973 miles (or 14,441 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 A.J. Eisenberg Airport and Jomo Kenyatta 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 A.J. Eisenberg Airport and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ODW / KOKH |
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Location: | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°15'6"N by 122°40'24"W |
Area Served: | Oak Harbor, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | A.J. Eisenberg Airport LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 193 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ODW |
More Information: | ODW Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW):
- The furthest airport from A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,737 miles (17,279 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of A.J. Eisenberg Airport's relatively low elevation of 193 feet, planes can take off or land at A.J. Eisenberg 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.
- In addition to being known as "A.J. Eisenberg Airport", another name for ODW is "OKH".
- The closest airport to A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW) is NAS Whidbey Island (NUW), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) N of ODW.
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.
- A new instrument landing system-equipped runway 5,500 metres in length has been approved for construction at a cost of 12.8 billion Kenyan shillings.
- The groundbreaking of a new passenger terminal dubbed the "Greenfield Terminal" with a capacity of 20 million passengers was held on 3 December 2013.
- The closest airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is Wilson Airport (WIL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of NBO.
- 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.
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 9 March 1958, Embakasi Airport was opened by the last colonial governor of Kenya, Sir Evelyn Baring.
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport handled 580,363 passengers last year.
- International arrivals are bused to a temporary facility set up in the ground floor of the new parkade.