Nonstop flight route between Agadir, Morocco and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA), Agadir, Morocco and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,593 miles (or 2,563 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 Agadir – Al Massira Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGA / GMAD |
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| Location: | Agadir, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°19'29"N by 9°24'47"W |
| Area Served: | Agadir, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGA |
| More Information: | AGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
| Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
| Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
| More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Facts about Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA):
- Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Agadir – Al Massira Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Agadir – Al Massira 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.
- Agadir is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque.
- The furthest airport from Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Agadir – Al Massira Airport (meaning Agadir – Al Massira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,255 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Agadir – Al Massira Airport", other names for AGA include "مطار المسيرة" and "Matar al-Maseera".
- Agadir – Al Massira Airport handled 1,455,194 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) is Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) NNW of AGA.
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- Royal Air Force Alconbury or RAF Alconbury is an active Royal Air Force station in the United Kingdom, located in Huntingdon, England.
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- In late 1940/41, an expansion of RAF Alconbury commenced to upgrade its facilities from a satellite airfield to a fully operational one.
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- A total of 67 bombers had been lost in RAF Bomber Command operations flown from Alconbury, eight were Blenheims and 59 Wellingtons.
- The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1937, Royal Air Force Bomber Command was drawing up plans for dispersal of their aircraft in the event of air raids on its stations.
- The 501 CSW ensures United Kingdom-based air base groups are resourced, sustained, trained and equipped to exacting command standards in order to provide mission support that enables United States and NATO war fighters to conduct full spectrum flying operations during expeditionary deployments, theatre munitions movements, global command and control communications to forward deployed locations, support for theatre intelligence operations and joint/combined training.
- Opened in 1938, it is currently a non-flying facility under the control of the United States Air Force.
