Nonstop flight route between Agadir, Morocco and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(30°19'29"N by 9°24'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°56'44"N by 116°2'16"W)
Distance from AGA to UCC:
5,797.55 miles (9,330.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA), Agadir, Morocco and Yucca Airstrip (UCC), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,798 miles (or 9,330 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 Agadir – Al Massira Airport and Yucca Airstrip, 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 Agadir – Al Massira Airport and Yucca Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | UCC / KUCC |
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| Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'44"N by 116°2'16"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Energy |
| Elevation: | 3919 feet (1,195 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UCC |
| More Information: | UCC Maps & Info |
Facts about Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA):
- The runway in direction 10/28 measures 3,200 by 45 metres.
- Agadir – Al Massira Airport handled 1,455,194 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Agadir – Al Massira Airport", other names for AGA include "مطار المسيرة" and "Matar al-Maseera".
- The closest airport to Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) is Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) NNW of AGA.
- 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.
- On 21 August 1994, Royal Air Maroc Flight 630, crashed approximately ten minutes after take-off from Agadir Airport.
- Agadir is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque.
- 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 – Al Massira Airport (AGA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Yucca Airstrip (UCC):
- Yucca Airstrip (UCC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,249 miles (18,103 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Yucca Airstrip", another name for UCC is "NV11".
- The airport was the staging area for SHOT BADGER, a test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Series of nuclear test shots on April 18, 1953.
- The closest airport to Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Desert Rock Airport (DRA), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) S of UCC.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 75.80 miles (121.98 km) NNW | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco |     |
| 2 | 120.40 miles (193.77 km) NE | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 3 | 154.77 miles (249.08 km) ENE | Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) | Ouarzazate, Morocco | |
| 4 | 167.00 miles (268.76 km) SW | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 5 | 235.86 miles (379.58 km) NNE | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 6 | 245.80 miles (395.57 km) NNE | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 7 | 269.18 miles (433.20 km) WSW | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 8 | 274.10 miles (441.12 km) SSE | Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) | Gara Djebilet, Algeria | |
| 9 | 297.50 miles (478.78 km) WSW | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 300.82 miles (484.12 km) NNE | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 11 | 317.01 miles (510.17 km) ENE | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| 12 | 318.14 miles (511.99 km) SW | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 13 | 320.04 miles (515.06 km) NNE | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 14 | 359.49 miles (578.54 km) NE | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 15 | 396.56 miles (638.20 km) WSW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,254.78 miles (19,722.11 km) ESE | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,073.39 miles (19,430.19 km) SSW | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,044.83 miles (19,384.23 km) SSW | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,036.06 miles (19,370.12 km) SSW | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,004.33 miles (19,319.04 km) SSW | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,001.78 miles (19,314.95 km) SSW | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,940.27 miles (19,215.96 km) SSW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,915.72 miles (19,176.45 km) SSW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,909.51 miles (19,166.45 km) SSW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,907.91 miles (19,163.88 km) SSW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,885.37 miles (19,127.60 km) SSW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,849.46 miles (19,069.81 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,846.17 miles (19,064.51 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,836.22 miles (19,048.50 km) SSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,824.10 miles (19,028.99 km) SSE | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.55 miles (36.30 km) S | Desert Rock Airport (DRA) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 31.61 miles (50.87 km) SE | Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS) | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 41.80 miles (67.28 km) W | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 69.07 miles (111.15 km) SE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 71.38 miles (114.87 km) NW | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 75.20 miles (121.03 km) SE | Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 77.44 miles (124.63 km) SE | McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 83.90 miles (135.03 km) SE | Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) | Henderson, United States | |
| 9 | 95.10 miles (153.04 km) SE | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) NW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 106.16 miles (170.86 km) SW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 12 | 109.80 miles (176.70 km) E | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 119.71 miles (192.66 km) SSW | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 14 | 131.42 miles (211.51 km) WNW | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) | Bishop, California, United States | |
| 15 | 133.65 miles (215.08 km) SW | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,248.64 miles (18,102.89 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,242.02 miles (18,092.23 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,234.68 miles (18,080.42 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,216.89 miles (18,051.79 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,139.91 miles (17,927.91 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,021.11 miles (17,736.72 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,001.85 miles (17,705.71 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,964.89 miles (17,646.24 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,863.05 miles (17,482.34 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,844.42 miles (17,452.36 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,834.05 miles (17,435.67 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,831.55 miles (17,431.64 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,818.99 miles (17,411.43 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,816.56 miles (17,407.52 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,796.36 miles (17,375.02 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |