Nonstop flight route between Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands and Kenitra, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(8°41'52"S by 160°40'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°17'56"N by 6°35'44"W)
Distance from AKS to NNA:
10,492.30 miles (16,885.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS), Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands and Kenitra Air Base (NNA), Kenitra, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,492 miles (or 16,886 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKS / AGGA |
| Airport Name: | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport |
| Location: | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°41'52"S by 160°40'50"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKS |
| More Information: | AKS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NNA / GMMY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kenitra, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°17'56"N by 6°35'44"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Royal Moroccan Army and Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NNA |
| More Information: | NNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS):
- The closest airport to Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) is Uru Harbour Airport (ATD), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of AKS.
- The furthest airport from Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (meaning Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,140 miles (19,537 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
Facts about Kenitra Air Base (NNA):
- Because of Kenitra Air Base's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenitra Air Base 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.
- Kenitra Air Base (NNA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Kenitra Air Base", other names for NNA include "[مطار القنيطرة", "Third Royal Air Force Base" and "Kenitra Airport".
- The closest airport to Kenitra Air Base (NNA) is Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSW of NNA.
- The air base at Port Lyautey served as a staging area for many Allied operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during WWII.
- The furthest airport from Kenitra Air Base (NNA) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Kenitra Air Base (meaning Kenitra Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
- Following World War II, the airfield was expanded to a major US Naval Air Station in 1951 and renamed NAS Port Lyautey.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.62 miles (41.24 km) ESE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 38.68 miles (62.26 km) SSE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 66.11 miles (106.40 km) SW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 85.75 miles (137.99 km) WNW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 92.51 miles (148.87 km) SW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 103.46 miles (166.50 km) WSW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 119.28 miles (191.96 km) SE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 146.72 miles (236.13 km) SE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 189.67 miles (305.25 km) SSW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 231.73 miles (372.94 km) WNW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 234.93 miles (378.09 km) W | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 264.14 miles (425.09 km) W | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 323.86 miles (521.20 km) WNW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 348.54 miles (560.91 km) WNW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 360.98 miles (580.94 km) WNW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,139.56 miles (19,536.67 km) NW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 2 | 12,126.44 miles (19,515.57 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,103.82 miles (19,479.16 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 4 | 12,099.79 miles (19,472.67 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 5 | 12,068.72 miles (19,422.67 km) NNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,059.74 miles (19,408.22 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 12,042.77 miles (19,380.91 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 8 | 12,028.70 miles (19,358.27 km) WNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 9 | 12,022.80 miles (19,348.77 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,018.48 miles (19,341.82 km) W | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 12,013.29 miles (19,333.47 km) W | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 12,001.42 miles (19,314.37 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 12,000.13 miles (19,312.28 km) NNW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 14 | 11,964.70 miles (19,255.27 km) W | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 11,958.25 miles (19,244.89 km) W | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.27 miles (31.02 km) SSW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 2 | 79.71 miles (128.28 km) SW | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 3 | 86.01 miles (138.42 km) SW | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 4 | 96.04 miles (154.56 km) ESE | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 5 | 105.88 miles (170.40 km) NNE | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 6 | 115.04 miles (185.13 km) NE | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 7 | 115.04 miles (185.13 km) NE | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 8 | 132.06 miles (212.54 km) NNE | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 9 | 146.03 miles (235.00 km) NNE | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 10 | 167.84 miles (270.12 km) ENE | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 11 | 171.65 miles (276.25 km) N | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 12 | 202.14 miles (325.31 km) NE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 13 | 202.77 miles (326.33 km) NNW | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| 14 | 203.88 miles (328.11 km) SSW | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 15 | 206.30 miles (332.00 km) SE | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,383.09 miles (19,928.61 km) S | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,364.23 miles (19,898.26 km) SSW | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,353.71 miles (19,881.32 km) SSW | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,321.64 miles (19,829.70 km) SSW | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,320.10 miles (19,827.23 km) SSW | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,258.99 miles (19,728.88 km) SW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,234.06 miles (19,688.76 km) SSW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,228.58 miles (19,679.94 km) SSW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,227.86 miles (19,678.78 km) SW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,205.39 miles (19,642.63 km) SSW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,167.83 miles (19,582.17 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,165.92 miles (19,579.11 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,156.22 miles (19,563.49 km) SSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,127.51 miles (19,517.29 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,119.05 miles (19,503.66 km) SW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |