Nonstop flight route between Casablanca, Morocco and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS), Casablanca, Morocco and Melbourne Airport (MEL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,872 miles (or 17,497 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 Casablanca–Anfa Airport and Melbourne 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 Casablanca–Anfa Airport and Melbourne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS):

• Because of Casablanca–Anfa Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Casablanca–Anfa 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.
• The closest airport to Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) is Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSE of CAS.
• The furthest airport from Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Casablanca–Anfa Airport (meaning Casablanca–Anfa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,319 miles (19,826 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
• Anfa Airport was one of the primary Allied objectives during Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, and was seized in the initial landings in the Casablanca area.
• Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Anfa Airport is now closed, and its buildings and runways have been demolished.
• In addition to being known as "Casablanca–Anfa Airport", another name for CAS is "Anfa Airport (Casablanca)".

Facts about Melbourne Airport (MEL):

• Today, a wide range of shops and food outlets are situated at the end of the terminal near the entrance into Terminal 2.
• The furthest airport from Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Melbourne Airport (meaning Melbourne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Because of Melbourne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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.
• In 1959 the Commonwealth Government acquired 5,300 ha of grassland in then-rural Tullamarine.
• Melbourne Airport handled 2,998,000 passengers last year.
• Melbourne Airport (MEL) has 2 runways.
• The Southern Freighter Apron has five dedicated freighter parking positions which host 21 dedicated freighter operations a week.
• In addition to being known as "Melbourne Airport", another name for MEL is "Tullamarine Airport".
• In 1988, the Australian Government formed the Federal Airports Corporation, placing Melbourne Airport under the operational control of the new corporation along with 21 other airports around the nation.
• The closest airport to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MEL.
• Expansion of carparks has also continued with a $40 million project commenced in 2004, doubling the size of the short term carpark with the addition of 2,500 spaces over six levels, along with 1,200 new spaces added to the 5,000 already available in the long term carpark.