Nonstop flight route between Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Sidi Ifni, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(28°34'47"S by 29°45'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°35'39"N by 5°19'12"W)
Distance from LAY to SII:
4,987.40 miles (8,026.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ladysmith Airport (LAY), Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Sania Ramel Airport (SII), Sidi Ifni, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,987 miles (or 8,026 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 Ladysmith Airport and Sania Ramel 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 Ladysmith Airport and Sania Ramel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAY / FALY |
| Airport Name: | Ladysmith Airport |
| Location: | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°34'47"S by 29°45'11"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Municipal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3548 feet (1,081 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAY |
| More Information: | LAY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SII / GMMF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sidi Ifni, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°35'39"N by 5°19'12"W |
| Area Served: | Tétouan, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SII |
| More Information: | SII Maps & Info |
Facts about Ladysmith Airport (LAY):
- Ladysmith Airport (LAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ladysmith Airport (LAY) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Ladysmith Airport (LAY) is Mokhotlong Airport (MKH), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SW of LAY.
Facts about Sania Ramel Airport (SII):
- The closest airport to Sania Ramel Airport (SII) is Sania Ramel Airport (TTU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SII.
- Sania Ramel Airport (SII) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sania Ramel Airport (SII) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Sania Ramel Airport (meaning Sania Ramel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,415 miles (19,981 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- The paved runway is laid out in the direction 06/24 and measures 2,300 by 45 metres.
- It also played a relevant role in the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
- Sania Ramel Airport handled 15,039 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Sania Ramel Airport", other names for SII include "مطار تطوان سانية الرمل", "Aéroport Tétouan – Sania R'mel", "TTU", "GMTN" and "TTU".
- Because of Sania Ramel Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Sania Ramel 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.59 miles (102.34 km) SW | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho |     |
| 2 | 83.35 miles (134.14 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 3 | 104.79 miles (168.64 km) W | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 4 | 108.73 miles (174.98 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 112.17 miles (180.53 km) SW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 117.02 miles (188.33 km) SW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 7 | 134.11 miles (215.83 km) SW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 142.22 miles (228.88 km) E | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 146.27 miles (235.40 km) WSW | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 158.42 miles (254.95 km) ENE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 11 | 161.42 miles (259.78 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 165.67 miles (266.61 km) NNW | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 13 | 170.72 miles (274.75 km) NE | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 14 | 173.30 miles (278.90 km) WSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 189.05 miles (304.24 km) NNW | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,788.69 miles (18,972.01 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,779.63 miles (18,957.44 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,776.10 miles (18,951.74 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,774.16 miles (18,948.63 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,768.02 miles (18,938.75 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,762.72 miles (18,930.22 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,754.11 miles (18,916.36 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,753.63 miles (18,915.58 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,753.04 miles (18,914.64 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,745.58 miles (18,902.64 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,743.32 miles (18,898.99 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,742.27 miles (18,897.31 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,742.27 miles (18,897.31 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,741.74 miles (18,896.45 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,735.27 miles (18,886.04 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 2 | 20.61 miles (33.17 km) N | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 3 | 34.74 miles (55.91 km) WNW | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 4 | 38.50 miles (61.96 km) N | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 5 | 87.59 miles (140.96 km) NNE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 6 | 88.25 miles (142.02 km) ESE | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 7 | 89.55 miles (144.12 km) NNW | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 8 | 115.04 miles (185.13 km) SW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 9 | 116.82 miles (188.00 km) S | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 10 | 130.04 miles (209.27 km) NNW | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 11 | 134.00 miles (215.66 km) SW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 12 | 134.82 miles (216.97 km) E | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 13 | 139.62 miles (224.70 km) NE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 14 | 157.62 miles (253.67 km) N | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 15 | 176.99 miles (284.84 km) NW | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,415.42 miles (19,980.64 km) SE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,387.86 miles (19,936.28 km) ESE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,387.28 miles (19,935.34 km) E | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,386.67 miles (19,934.36 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,373.86 miles (19,913.74 km) SW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,350.23 miles (19,875.73 km) ESE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,342.05 miles (19,862.55 km) SSW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,338.93 miles (19,857.53 km) S | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,336.29 miles (19,853.29 km) S | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,318.31 miles (19,824.35 km) SSW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,277.70 miles (19,758.99 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,275.71 miles (19,755.79 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,270.35 miles (19,747.16 km) SSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,240.89 miles (19,699.76 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,234.02 miles (19,688.69 km) SW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |