Nonstop flight route between Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Rabat, Morocco:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA), Rabat, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,325 miles (or 2,132 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 East Midlands Airport and Rabat–Salé Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMA / EGNX | 
| Airport Name: | East Midlands Airport | 
| Location: | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'51"N by 1°19'40"W | 
| Area Served: | East Midlands | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 306 feet (93 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EMA | 
| More Information: | EMA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBA / GMME | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Rabat, Morocco | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°3'5"N by 6°45'5"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RBA | 
| More Information: | RBA Maps & Info | 
Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):
- Because of East Midlands Airport's relatively low elevation of 306 feet, planes can take off or land at East Midlands 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.
- DHL Aviation opened a new £35m cargo facility on site in 2000, and in the same year a business park was constructed next to the airport.
- Since July 2013 Thomson Airways also operates with their Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft out of East Midlands, serving long haul holiday destinations such as Orlando or Cancun.
- BMI had its maintenance base at the airport.
- East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
- A major development towards the long-haul programme came in 2005 with the introduction of holiday flights to the Dominican Republic, Orlando, and Cancún by First Choice Airways.
- The closest airport to East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from East Midlands Airport (EMA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA):
- The closest airport to Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) is Kenitra Air Base (NNA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNE of RBA.
- During World War II, the airport was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces.
- Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rabat–Salé Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Rabat–Salé 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 "Rabat–Salé Airport", other names for RBA include "مطار الرباط سلا" and "Aéroport international de Rabat-Salé".
- The furthest airport from Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Rabat–Salé Airport (meaning Rabat–Salé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,366 miles (19,902 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
- The single runway lies in direction 03/21, and is 3,500 meters long and 45 meters wide.




