Nonstop flight route between Fes, Morocco and Wallops Island, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saïss Airport (FEZ), Fes, Morocco and Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), Wallops Island, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,857 miles (or 6,207 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 Saïss Airport and Wallops Flight Facility 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 Saïss Airport and Wallops Flight Facility Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEZ / GMFF |
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Location: | Fes, Morocco |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'37"N by 4°58'41"W |
Area Served: | Fes, Morocco |
Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1900 feet (579 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FEZ |
More Information: | FEZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAL / KWAL |
Airport Name: | Wallops Flight Facility Airport |
Location: | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'24"N by 75°27'59"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WAL |
More Information: | WAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Saïss Airport (FEZ):
- The bus offers regular trips between the airport and the bus and train stations of Fes.
- In addition to being known as "Saïss Airport", other names for FEZ include "Fes-Saïss Airport" and "مطار فاس سايس الدولي".
- 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.
- Saïss Airport (FEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Saïss Airport (FEZ) is Kenitra Air Base (NNA), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) WNW of FEZ.
- The airport Fez Saiss located about 13 km from the city center of Fez.
Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):
- The furthest airport from Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In the early years, research at Wallops concentrated on obtaining aerodynamic data at transonic and low supersonic speeds.
- In 1998, the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority, later joined by Maryland, built the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops on land leased from NASA.
- The closest airport to Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Accomack County Airport (MFV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of WAL.
- Because of Wallops Flight Facility Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallops Flight Facility 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.