Nonstop flight route between Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Fes, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°55'37"N by 4°58'41"W)
Distance from LWR to FEZ:
1,434.14 miles (2,308.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR), Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Saïss Airport (FEZ), Fes, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,434 miles (or 2,308 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 Leeuwarden Air Base and Saïss Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWR / EHLW |
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| Location: | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWR |
| More Information: | LWR Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR):
- The airport is the location of the annual NATO exercise "Frisian Flag", and the Fighter Weapons Instructor Training.
- Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) has 2 runways.
- After the liberation of the Netherlands, the airbase was repaired.
- The closest airport to Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of LWR.
- In addition to being known as "Leeuwarden Air Base", another name for LWR is "Vliegbasis Leeuwarden".
- The furthest airport from Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Leeuwarden Air Base's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeuwarden Air Base 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.
Facts about Saïss Airport (FEZ):
- Saïss Airport (FEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The airport handled nearly 500,000 passengers in 2008.
- In addition to being known as "Saïss Airport", other names for FEZ include "Fes-Saïss Airport" and "مطار فاس سايس الدولي".
- The closest airport to Saïss Airport (FEZ) is Kenitra Air Base (NNA), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) WNW of FEZ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.82 miles (56.03 km) ESE | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands |     |
| 2 | 45.81 miles (73.73 km) WSW | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 46.57 miles (74.95 km) ENE | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 4 | 53.97 miles (86.86 km) S | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 61.59 miles (99.12 km) E | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 6 | 76.03 miles (122.35 km) SSW | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 81.00 miles (130.36 km) SE | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 92.40 miles (148.70 km) SW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 93.80 miles (150.95 km) SE | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 10 | 96.53 miles (155.35 km) ENE | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 11 | 103.94 miles (167.28 km) SSW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 108.61 miles (174.79 km) S | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 110.14 miles (177.26 km) NE | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) SE | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 15 | 113.50 miles (182.66 km) S | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,778.25 miles (18,955.21 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,579.24 miles (18,634.93 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,564.23 miles (18,610.78 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,543.21 miles (18,576.94 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,535.21 miles (18,564.08 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,533.22 miles (18,560.87 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,532.76 miles (18,560.13 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,531.09 miles (18,557.44 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,516.42 miles (18,533.83 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,503.93 miles (18,513.74 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,488.62 miles (18,489.10 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,484.77 miles (18,482.91 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,478.45 miles (18,472.73 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,471.53 miles (18,461.60 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,469.75 miles (18,458.73 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 96.04 miles (154.56 km) WNW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 2 | 101.95 miles (164.07 km) W | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 3 | 107.95 miles (173.73 km) NE | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 4 | 116.82 miles (188.00 km) N | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 5 | 116.82 miles (188.00 km) N | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 6 | 135.27 miles (217.69 km) NNW | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 7 | 137.05 miles (220.56 km) N | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 8 | 140.85 miles (226.68 km) SSE | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| 9 | 148.15 miles (238.43 km) NE | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 10 | 155.09 miles (249.59 km) N | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 11 | 155.11 miles (249.63 km) WSW | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 12 | 156.23 miles (251.42 km) W | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 13 | 184.05 miles (296.20 km) ENE | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 14 | 191.76 miles (308.61 km) N | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 15 | 203.99 miles (328.30 km) NNW | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,324.99 miles (19,835.10 km) SE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,311.11 miles (19,812.75 km) SSE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,310.26 miles (19,811.39 km) SE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,304.25 miles (19,801.72 km) SSE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,283.77 miles (19,768.76 km) SSE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,274.89 miles (19,754.48 km) S | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,236.99 miles (19,693.48 km) S | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,223.54 miles (19,671.83 km) S | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,222.42 miles (19,670.03 km) S | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,211.48 miles (19,652.42 km) S | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,170.69 miles (19,586.78 km) S | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,169.73 miles (19,585.23 km) SSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,164.06 miles (19,576.10 km) S | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,141.29 miles (19,539.46 km) SSW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,138.93 miles (19,535.67 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |