Nonstop flight route between Mercury, Nevada, United States and Sidi Ifni, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°35'39"N by 5°19'12"W)
Distance from DRA to SII:
5,756.73 miles (9,264.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States and Sania Ramel Airport (SII), Sidi Ifni, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,757 miles (or 9,265 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 Desert Rock Airport 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 Desert Rock Airport and Sania Ramel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRA / KDRA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Mercury, Nevada |
| Airport Type: | United States Department of Energy/Nevada |
| Elevation: | 1010 feet (308 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRA |
| More Information: | DRA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SII / GMMF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sidi Ifni, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°35'39"N by 5°19'12"W |
| Area Served: | Tétouan, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SII |
| More Information: | SII Maps & Info |
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
- The closest airport to Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of DRA.
Facts about Sania Ramel Airport (SII):
- 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".
- The closest airport to Sania Ramel Airport (SII) is Sania Ramel Airport (TTU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SII.
- It also played a relevant role in the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
- Sania Ramel was the first military airfield built in the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco.
- Sania Ramel Airport (SII) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The paved runway is laid out in the direction 06/24 and measures 2,300 by 45 metres.
- 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.
- Sania Ramel Airport handled 15,039 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.69 miles (31.69 km) E | Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS) | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | ![View Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] on a map](map-icon.gif "View Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] on a map"){kind=icon}   ![Get more information about Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1]](info-icon.gif "Get more information about Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1]"){kind=icon} |
| 2 | 22.55 miles (36.30 km) N | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) WNW | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 54.51 miles (87.72 km) ESE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 61.57 miles (99.08 km) SE | McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 63.05 miles (101.47 km) ESE | Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 67.07 miles (107.94 km) SE | Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) | Henderson, United States | |
| 8 | 80.14 miles (128.96 km) SE | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) NNW | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 91.16 miles (146.71 km) SW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 11 | 98.36 miles (158.29 km) SSW | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 12 | 110.47 miles (177.78 km) E | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 115.16 miles (185.33 km) NNW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 120.24 miles (193.50 km) WSW | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 15 | 129.12 miles (207.80 km) SSW | Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) | Daggett, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,271.17 miles (18,139.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,261.80 miles (18,124.07 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,255.74 miles (18,114.32 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,236.83 miles (18,083.89 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,152.35 miles (17,947.92 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,032.45 miles (17,754.96 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,017.51 miles (17,730.91 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,979.70 miles (17,670.06 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,880.55 miles (17,510.51 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,857.64 miles (17,473.64 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,850.28 miles (17,461.79 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,843.79 miles (17,451.35 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,834.60 miles (17,436.56 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,831.51 miles (17,431.58 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,811.16 miles (17,398.84 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 2 | 20.61 miles (33.17 km) N | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 3 | 34.74 miles (55.91 km) WNW | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 4 | 38.50 miles (61.96 km) N | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 5 | 87.59 miles (140.96 km) NNE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 6 | 88.25 miles (142.02 km) ESE | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 7 | 89.55 miles (144.12 km) NNW | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 8 | 115.04 miles (185.13 km) SW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 9 | 116.82 miles (188.00 km) S | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 10 | 130.04 miles (209.27 km) NNW | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 11 | 134.00 miles (215.66 km) SW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 12 | 134.82 miles (216.97 km) E | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 13 | 139.62 miles (224.70 km) NE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 14 | 157.62 miles (253.67 km) N | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 15 | 176.99 miles (284.84 km) NW | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,415.42 miles (19,980.64 km) SE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,387.86 miles (19,936.28 km) ESE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,387.28 miles (19,935.34 km) E | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,386.67 miles (19,934.36 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,373.86 miles (19,913.74 km) SW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,350.23 miles (19,875.73 km) ESE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,342.05 miles (19,862.55 km) SSW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,338.93 miles (19,857.53 km) S | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,336.29 miles (19,853.29 km) S | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,318.31 miles (19,824.35 km) SSW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,277.70 miles (19,758.99 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,275.71 miles (19,755.79 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,270.35 miles (19,747.16 km) SSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,240.89 miles (19,699.76 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,234.02 miles (19,688.69 km) SW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |