Nonstop flight route between Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and Casablanca, Morocco:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP), Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), Casablanca, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,179 miles (or 8,335 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 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Mohammed V International 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 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Mohammed V International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGP / KNGP |
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| Location: | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°41'32"N by 97°17'27"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Naval Air Station |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NGP |
| More Information: | NGP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMN / GMMN |
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| Location: | Casablanca, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°22'1"N by 7°35'22"W |
| Area Served: | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CMN |
| More Information: | CMN Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP):
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Corpus Christi", another name for NGP is "Truax Field".
- Today, the training program is much longer, approximately 18 months, due to the increased complexity of today's aircraft.
- Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, also known as Truax Field, is a naval base located six miles southeast of the central business district of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas, USA.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,098 miles (17,861 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- NAS Corpus Christi is also home to the Corpus Christi Army Depot, the largest helicopter repair facility in the world.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) is Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of NGP.
- Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) has 4 runways.
- Training Air Wing FOUR consists of four squadrons.
Facts about Mohammed V International Airport (CMN):
- The furthest airport from Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Mohammed V International Airport (meaning Mohammed V International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,309 miles (19,809 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
- Mohammed V International Airport handled 7,245,508 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Mohammed V International Airport", other names for CMN include "Aéroport international Mohammed V" and "مطار محمد الخامس الدولي".
- The closest airport to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) is Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) NNW of CMN.
- In addition to its transport mission, the airfield supported the North African Campaign with the Twelfth Air Force 68th Reconnaissance Group operating photo-recon versions of the P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang from the airfield.
- Because of Mohammed V International Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Mohammed V International 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.
- With the destabilisation of French government in Morocco, and Moroccan independence in 1956, the government of Mohammed V wanted the US Air Force to pull out of the SAC bases in Morocco, insisting on such action after American intervention in Lebanon in 1958.
- Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) has 2 runways.
