Nonstop flight route between Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco and Birmingham, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH), Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco and Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,423 miles (or 2,290 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 Moulay Ali Cherif Airport and Birmingham Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERH / GMFK |
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| Location: | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°56'51"N by 4°23'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Royal Moroccan Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 3428 feet (1,045 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ERH |
| More Information: | ERH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHX / EGBB |
| Airport Name: | Birmingham Airport |
| Location: | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W |
| Area Served: | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner: | Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands (49% total) (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Solihull) Airport Group Investments Ltd. (48.25%) (Teache |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHX |
| More Information: | BHX Maps & Info |
Facts about Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH):
- In addition to being known as "Moulay Ali Cherif Airport", other names for ERH include "مطار مولاي علي الشريف" and "Moulay Ali Cherif".
- Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), which is nearly antipodal to Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (meaning Moulay Ali Cherif Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerikeri Airport), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Kerikeri, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) is Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH), which is located 127 miles (205 kilometers) E of ERH.
Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):
- Building a new control tower for the airport began in July 2011, to replace the old tower which has stood at the airport since it was opened in 1939.
- Taxiways will be further improved to allow for terminal expansion and to improve runway occupancy rates.
- Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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.
- Birmingham Airport is served by Birmingham International station.
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The runway extension will be officially opened on 22 July 2014 and will be marked by a series of charter flights operated by China Southern Airlines to Beijing.
- The airport's location south-east of the city, plus the only operational runway being north-west – south-east, means that depending on wind direction, aircraft land or take-off directly over Birmingham.
- Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In January 2011, the airport merged its two terminals into a Single Terminal Building.
