Nonstop flight route between Bainbridge, Georgia, United States and Sidi Ifni, Morocco:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE), Bainbridge, Georgia, United States and Sania Ramel Airport (SII), Sidi Ifni, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,464 miles (or 7,184 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 Decatur County Industrial Air Park and Sania Ramel 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 Decatur County Industrial Air Park and Sania Ramel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE):

• A level area near Bainbridge, seven miles northwest of the City adjacent to the Seaboard Air Line Railroad was selected by the Air Corps, and the City of Bainbridge and Decatur County purchased 2,070 acres for $66,800 and then leased the property to the Army for $1 per annum for a basic flight training base authorizing 89.9 million for its construction.
• Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,278 miles (18,150 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) is Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of BGE.
• Because of Decatur County Industrial Air Park's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Decatur County Industrial Air Park 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.
• There was little need, however, for the airfield, and in the immediate postwar years, farmers leased the open areas of the airfield for cultivation and the cantonment area was used for various purposes.
• As a result of the Korean War which began in 1950 and the expansion of the United States Air Force, Bainbridge Air Base* was reopened to train additional pilots.

Facts about Sania Ramel Airport (SII):

• Sania Ramel was the first military airfield built in the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco.
• The furthest airport from Sania Ramel Airport (SII) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Sania Ramel Airport (meaning Sania Ramel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,415 miles (19,981 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
• Because of Sania Ramel Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Sania Ramel 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.
• Before the start of the Spanish Civil War, a paved runway was built which enabled Sania Ramel to serve as civil airport for Tetouan.
• The closest airport to Sania Ramel Airport (SII) is Sania Ramel Airport (TTU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SII.
• Sania Ramel Airport handled 15,039 passengers last year.
• Sania Ramel Airport (SII) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Sania Ramel Airport", other names for SII include "مطار تطوان سانية الرمل", "Aéroport Tétouan – Sania R'mel", "TTU", "GMTN" and "TTU".