Nonstop flight route between Casablanca, Morocco and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), Casablanca, Morocco and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,523 miles (or 7,279 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 Mohammed V International Airport and Columbus 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 Mohammed V International Airport and Columbus 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 Mohammed V International Airport (CMN):

• As part of the development of the airport, and since Casablanca is one of the main trading and industrial cities in the southern Mediterranean, the cargo operations will expand in the next few years.
• The Casablanca Mohammed V Airport was originally built by the United States in early 1943 during World War II as an auxiliary airfield for Casablanca's Anfa Airport and was named Berrechid Airfield.
• Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) has 2 runways.
• Because of Mohammed V International Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Mohammed V International 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 addition to being known as "Mohammed V International Airport", other names for CMN include "Aéroport international Mohammed V" and "مطار محمد الخامس الدولي".
• The closest airport to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) is Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) NNW of CMN.
• The furthest airport from Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Mohammed V International Airport (meaning Mohammed V International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,309 miles (19,809 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
• Mohammed V International Airport handled 7,245,508 passengers last year.

Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• Columbus was initially assigned to the AAF Southeast Training Center with the Army Air Force Pilot School activated.
• Three years later, on 1 June 1972, Air Training Command discontinued the 3650th and activated the 14th Flying Training Wing in its place, assuming its equipment, personnel and mission.
• During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
• Columbus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 9 miles north of Columbus, Mississippi.
• The closest airport to Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of CBM.
• The furthest airport from Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,088 miles (17,844 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• The first KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted by the wing commander, landed on the new runway on 7 January 1959.