Nonstop flight route between Casablanca, Morocco and Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), Casablanca, Morocco and Islay Airport (ILY), Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,543 miles (or 2,484 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 relatively short distance between Mohammed V International Airport and Islay Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMN / GMMN |
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Location: | Casablanca, Morocco |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°22'1"N by 7°35'22"W |
Area Served: | Casablanca, Morocco |
Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CMN |
More Information: | CMN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILY / EGPI |
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Location: | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°40'59"N by 6°15'34"W |
Area Served: | Islay |
Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILY |
More Information: | ILY Maps & Info |
Facts about Mohammed V International Airport (CMN):
- 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.
- During the Cold War of the early and middle 1950s, the airfield was reopened as Nouasseur Air Base and was used as a United States Air Force Strategic Air Command staging area for B-47 Stratojet bombers pointed at the Soviet Union.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Mohammed V International Airport", other names for CMN include "Aéroport international Mohammed V" and "مطار محمد الخامس الدولي".
- With the destabilisation of French government in Morocco, and Moroccan independence in 1956, the government of Mohammed V wanted the US Air Force to pull out of the SAC bases in Morocco, insisting on such action after American intervention in Lebanon in 1958.
- Mohammed V International Airport handled 7,245,508 passengers last year.
- Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) has 2 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Islay Airport (ILY):
- Because of Islay Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Islay 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 "Islay Airport", another name for ILY is "Port-adhair Ìle".
- Islay Airport (ILY) has 2 runways.
- Islay Airport handled 28,486 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Islay Airport (ILY) is Colonsay Airport (CSA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of ILY.
- The furthest airport from Islay Airport (ILY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,783 miles (18,963 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.