Nonstop flight route between Kenitra, Morocco and Childress, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kenitra Air Base (NNA), Kenitra, Morocco and Childress Municipal Airport (CDS), Childress, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,117 miles (or 8,234 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 Kenitra Air Base and Childress Municipal 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 Kenitra Air Base and Childress Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NNA / GMMY |
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Location: | Kenitra, Morocco |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°17'56"N by 6°35'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Royal Moroccan Army and Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NNA |
More Information: | NNA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDS / KCDS |
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Location: | Childress, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'2"N by 100°17'17"W |
Area Served: | Childress, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Childress |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1954 feet (596 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDS |
More Information: | CDS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kenitra Air Base (NNA):
- On 16 August 1972 a coup attempt was launched by the Minister of National Defense, Mohamed Oufkir, assisted by Mohamed Amekrane, commander of Kenitra.
- Because of Kenitra Air Base's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenitra Air Base 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.
- Kenitra Air Base is a military airport in Kenitra, the capital city of the Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen region in Morocco.
- Following World War II, the airfield was expanded to a major US Naval Air Station in 1951 and renamed NAS Port Lyautey.
- Kenitra Air Base (NNA) has 2 runways.
- The air base at Port Lyautey served as a staging area for many Allied operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during WWII.
- The closest airport to Kenitra Air Base (NNA) is Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSW of NNA.
- The furthest airport from Kenitra Air Base (NNA) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Kenitra Air Base (meaning Kenitra Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Kenitra Air Base", other names for NNA include "[مطار القنيطرة", "Third Royal Air Force Base" and "Kenitra Airport".
Facts about Childress Municipal Airport (CDS):
- Childress AAF operated as a bombardier-training school under the Central Flying Training Command.
- Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,013 miles (17,723 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Childress Municipal Airport", another name for CDS is "(former Childress Army Airfield)".
- Childress Municipal Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles west of the central business district of Childress, a city in Childress County, Texas, United States.
- The closest airport to Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) is Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) ENE of CDS.