Nonstop flight route between Al Hoceima, Morocco and Ogden, Utah, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU), Al Hoceima, Morocco and Hill Air Force Base (HIF), Ogden, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,473 miles (or 8,807 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 Hill Air Force Base, 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 Hill Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Hill Air Force Base (HIF):

• Starting in 1944, Hill Field was utilized for the long-term storage of surplus airplanes and their support equipment, including outmoded P-40 Tomahawks and P-40 Warhawks which had been removed from combat service and replaced by newer and better warplanes.
• The closest airport to Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of HIF.
• In addition to being known as "Hill Air Force Base", another name for HIF is "Hill AFB".
• Hill Air Force Base traces its origins back to the ill-fated U.S.
• Following American entry into World War II in December 1941, Hill Field quickly became an important maintenance and supply base, with round-the-clock operations geared to supporting the war effort.
• The furthest airport from Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,935 miles (17,598 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The host unit at Hill AFB is the Air Force Material Command's 75th Air Base Wing, which provides services and support for the Ogden Air Logistics Complex and its subordinate organizations.
• Then during the 1960s, Hill AFB began to perform the maintenance support for various kinds of jet warplanes, mainly the F-4 Phantom II during the Vietnam War, and then afterwards, the more modern F-16 Fighting Falcons, A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, and C-130 Hercules, and also air combat missile systems and air-to-ground rockets.
• One of the survivors of the attack, Cortney Naisbitt, later trained in computers and worked at Hill Air Force Base.