Nonstop flight route between Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco and Emirau, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(31°56'51"N by 4°23'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°38'30"S by 149°58'29"E)
Distance from ERH to EMI:
9,759.59 miles (15,706.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH), Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco and Emirau Airport (EMI), Emirau, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,760 miles (or 15,707 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 Moulay Ali Cherif Airport and Emirau 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 Moulay Ali Cherif Airport and Emirau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERH / GMFK |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | EMI / AYEE |
| Airport Name: | Emirau Airport |
| Location: | Emirau, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°38'30"S by 149°58'29"E |
| Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EMI |
| More Information: | EMI 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 Emirau Airport (EMI):
- There was also one Australian unit located on the island - the 474 Heavy Anti-aircraft Troop.
- The furthest airport from Emirau Airport (EMI) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is nearly antipodal to Emirau Airport (meaning Emirau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport), and is located 12,022 miles (19,348 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Base roll-up commenced in December 1944 and was completed by May 1945.
- Because of Emirau Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Emirau 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.
- Emirau Airport (EMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Emirau Airport (EMI) is Kavieng Airport (KVG), which is located 87 miles (139 kilometers) SE of EMI.
- Emirau was seized unopposed by two Battalions of the 4th Marine Division on 20 March 1944.Naval Construction Battalions arrived shortly after the landings and began construction of two coral-surfaced 7,000 feet by 150 feet airfields on the island.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 127.11 miles (204.57 km) E | Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) | Béchar, Algeria |     |
| 2 | 140.85 miles (226.68 km) NNW | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 3 | 163.59 miles (263.28 km) WSW | Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) | Ouarzazate, Morocco | |
| 4 | 199.29 miles (320.73 km) NW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 5 | 206.30 miles (332.00 km) NW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 6 | 209.95 miles (337.88 km) WNW | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 7 | 214.97 miles (345.96 km) W | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 8 | 219.75 miles (353.66 km) WNW | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 9 | 225.44 miles (362.81 km) N | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 10 | 242.64 miles (390.49 km) NE | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 11 | 244.72 miles (393.84 km) NNE | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 12 | 257.48 miles (414.37 km) NNW | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 13 | 257.48 miles (414.37 km) NNW | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 14 | 275.28 miles (443.02 km) NNW | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 15 | 277.49 miles (446.58 km) N | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,187.96 miles (19,614.58 km) SSE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,183.14 miles (19,606.81 km) SSE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,173.78 miles (19,591.75 km) SSE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,163.44 miles (19,575.12 km) SSE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,144.12 miles (19,544.02 km) SSE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,140.03 miles (19,537.43 km) S | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,102.06 miles (19,476.32 km) S | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,084.12 miles (19,447.46 km) S | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,083.84 miles (19,447.00 km) S | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,076.64 miles (19,435.42 km) S | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,039.74 miles (19,376.04 km) S | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,036.88 miles (19,371.44 km) S | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,027.54 miles (19,356.40 km) S | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,017.47 miles (19,340.20 km) S | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,009.15 miles (19,326.81 km) S | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 86.61 miles (139.39 km) SE | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 178.53 miles (287.32 km) W | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 207.14 miles (333.36 km) ESE | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 220.37 miles (354.65 km) SE | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 249.57 miles (401.64 km) SE | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 265.63 miles (427.49 km) S | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 284.40 miles (457.69 km) SSW | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 296.56 miles (477.27 km) SSE | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 299.73 miles (482.37 km) SSE | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 316.93 miles (510.05 km) S | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 321.08 miles (516.73 km) S | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 353.60 miles (569.05 km) SE | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 373.86 miles (601.67 km) SSW | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 379.84 miles (611.29 km) SW | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 407.47 miles (655.77 km) SSW | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,022.35 miles (19,348.05 km) SSE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,802.73 miles (18,994.60 km) SE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,744.27 miles (18,900.52 km) SE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,741.19 miles (18,895.56 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,740.21 miles (18,893.99 km) ESE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,700.03 miles (18,829.33 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,682.23 miles (18,800.68 km) SSE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,569.90 miles (18,619.91 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,569.75 miles (18,619.66 km) ESE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,503.15 miles (18,512.48 km) ESE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,446.81 miles (18,421.80 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,439.33 miles (18,409.78 km) ESE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,438.92 miles (18,409.11 km) SSE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,432.84 miles (18,399.32 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,416.66 miles (18,373.29 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |