Nonstop flight route between Agadir, Morocco and Wichita, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA), Agadir, Morocco and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,871 miles (or 7,839 kilometers).
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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: | IAB / KIAB |
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Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'23"N by 97°16'1"W |
View all routes: | Routes from IAB |
More Information: | IAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA):
- Agadir – Al Massira Airport handled 1,455,194 passengers last year.
- ONDA reported the following statistics regarding Al Massira Airport.
- 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.
- Total terminal area is 26,550 square metres and projected capacity is 3 million passengers per year.
- In addition to being known as "Agadir – Al Massira Airport", other names for AGA include "مطار المسيرة" and "Matar al-Maseera".
- 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.
- 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 McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB):
- The closest airport to McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNE of IAB.
- By the summer of 1950, Boeing was ready to turn out the first production models of the B-47, and the United States Air Force sought to make Wichita Airport a permanent military installation.
- In addition to being known as "McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield", another name for IAB is "McConnell AFB".
- McConnell's primary mission is to provide global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift where and when needed.
- The furthest airport from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,740 miles (17,285 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- However, the name was changed to McConnell Air Force Base after less than a year in honor of Wichita brothers Fred and Thomas McConnell, both Air Force pilots and World War II veterans.
- On 1 March 1962, Strategic Air Command stood up the 381st Strategic Missile Wing.
- McConnell Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located four miles southeast of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
- McConnell's history began in October 1924, when the city of Wichita hosted more than 100,000 people for the National Air Congress.