Nonstop flight route between Al Hoceima, Morocco and Alta, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU), Al Hoceima, Morocco and Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,612 miles (or 4,203 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 Cherif Al Idrissi Airport and Alta 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 Cherif Al Idrissi Airport and Alta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHU / GMTA |
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Location: | Al Hoceima, Morocco |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'36"N by 3°50'21"W |
Area Served: | Al Hoceima, Morocco |
Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AHU |
More Information: | AHU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALF / ENAT |
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Location: | Alta, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°58'33"N by 23°22'18"E |
Area Served: | Alta, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALF |
More Information: | ALF Maps & Info |
Facts about Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU):
- The closest airport to Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) is Melilla Airport (MLN), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) E of AHU.
- In addition to being known as "Cherif Al Idrissi Airport", another name for AHU is "مطار الشريف الإدريسي".
- Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (meaning Cherif Al Idrissi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,354 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):
- Plans for expanding the 1,670-square-meter terminal facilities were first articulated by the Civil Airport Administration in the 1990s.
- Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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.
- Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first airport in Alta was built by the Wehrmacht during the German occupation of Norway.
- Local politicians started discussing the airfield plans again in the mid-1950s, and an airport for Alta was included in the national airport plan launched in 1956.
- Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
- Avinor decided in February 2007 to build a new passenger terminal and tower for NOK 300 million.
- The airport is located at Elvebakken and Altagård, on the southern shore of the Altafjord and at the mouth of the river of Altaelva, which is about 4 kilometers east of Bossekop in the town of Alta.
- SAS bought Braathens in 2001, resulting in the latter taking over the service to Oslo starting on 1 April 2002.
- In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
- However, no progress was made with the airfield for over a decade.