Nonstop flight route between Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) and Reed City, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Melilla Airport (MLN), Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) and Nartron Field (RCT), Reed City, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,252 miles (or 6,842 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 Melilla Airport and Nartron Field, 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 Melilla Airport and Nartron Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Melilla Airport (MLN):

• In addition to being known as "Melilla Airport", another name for MLN is "Aeropuerto de Melilla".
• In 1969, the current airport was opened within Melilla's borders and was strictly a civilian facility.
• Melilla Airport (MLN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The new airport, Tauima Aerodrome, was opened for civilian flights 1931 and used also by the military.
• The closest airport to Melilla Airport (MLN) is Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) W of MLN.
• Passengers can get and from the airport by car or taxi.
• The furthest airport from Melilla Airport (MLN) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Melilla Airport (meaning Melilla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,326 miles (19,837 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
• Because of Melilla Airport's relatively low elevation of 156 feet, planes can take off or land at Melilla 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.

Facts about Nartron Field (RCT):

• Nartron Field is an airport located 2 miles north of Reed City, Michigan, US.
• The furthest airport from Nartron Field (RCT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,137 miles (17,924 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Nartron Field (RCT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The only runway, 17/35, is in poor condition and the surface is cracked and scattered with stones.
• An abandoned terminal building, including a defunct control tower, sits on the southeast corner of the airport.
• An abandoned runway intersects runway 17/35.
• Originally known as Miller Airport, the facility was purchased by Nartron Corporation in the 1970s to house its engineering and manufacturing operations.
• The closest airport to Nartron Field (RCT) is Roben-Hood Airport (WBR), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of RCT.