Nonstop flight route between Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia and Tangier, Morocco:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cessnock Airport (CES), Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia and Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), Tangier, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,125 miles (or 17,905 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 Cessnock Airport and Tangier Ibn Battouta 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 Cessnock Airport and Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cessnock Airport (CES):

• The aerodrome was proposed to have the following satellite aerodromes, Glendon, Rothbury and Weston, however Rothbury and Weston do not appear to have been constructed.
• Built by the Royal Australian Air Force in 1942 during World War II named as RAAF Base Pokolbin, as part of a system of parent and satellite aerodromes proposed throughout New South Wales.
• The closest airport to Cessnock Airport (CES) is Maitland Airport (MTL), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NE of CES.
• Cessnock Airport (CES) currently has only 1 runway.
• Cessnock Airport is a civil airport located 6 km north of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.
• The furthest airport from Cessnock Airport (CES) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Cessnock Airport (meaning Cessnock Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,087 miles (19,451 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• Cessnock Airport is a popular Flight training aerodrome servicing Newcastle and Lower Hunter based pilots and students.
• Because of Cessnock Airport's relatively low elevation of 211 feet, planes can take off or land at Cessnock 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.

Facts about Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG):

• Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) has 2 runways.
• Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport handled 484,391 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (meaning Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
• Because of Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Tangier Ibn Battouta 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.
• A new airport terminal building was opened in 2008 to provide for many more flights and increased passenger capability, as Tangier has grown rapidly development and modernized.
• The airport handled over 646,000 passengers in the year 2009.
• In addition to being known as "Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport", other names for TNG include "Aéroport Tanger Ibn Battoutaمطار طنجة ابن بطوطة" and "مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة".
• The closest airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) is Sania Ramel Airport (SII), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of TNG.