Nonstop flight route between Fes, Morocco and Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Saïss Airport (FEZ), Fes, Morocco and Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,640 miles (or 2,640 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 Saïss Airport and Kinloss Barracks, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Saïss Airport (FEZ):

• The closest airport to Saïss Airport (FEZ) is Kenitra Air Base (NNA), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) WNW of FEZ.
• The furthest airport from Saïss Airport (FEZ) is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), which is nearly antipodal to Saïss Airport (meaning Saïss Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerikeri Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Kerikeri, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Saïss Airport", other names for FEZ include "Fes-Saïss Airport" and "مطار فاس سايس الدولي".
• The airport Fez Saiss located about 13 km from the city center of Fez.
• The airport is at an elevation of 1,900 feet above mean sea level.
• The airport handled nearly 500,000 passengers in 2008.
• Saïss Airport (FEZ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):

• Throughout the majority of the war 19 Operational Training Unit was the primary training unit.
• Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kinloss Barracks's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinloss Barracks 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 1992 Nimrod aircraft deployed to the Persian Gulf as an integral component of the coalition forces to recapture Kuwait.
• The Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre and co-located UK Mission Control Centre remain responsible for coordinating all rescue efforts within the UK and out into the Atlantic.
• The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
• Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
• The furthest airport from Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In 1972 and 1976 the new Hawker Siddeley Nimrod demonstrated its capabilities when it flew surveillance sorties over Iceland's disputed fishing limits, providing support for the Royal Navy and British trawlers in the Cod Wars.