Nonstop flight route between Kenitra, Morocco and Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kenitra Air Base (NNA), Kenitra, Morocco and General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM), Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,440 miles (or 8,755 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 Kenitra Air Base and General Pedro J. Méndez 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 Kenitra Air Base and General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kenitra Air Base (NNA):

• The air base at Port Lyautey served as a staging area for many Allied operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during WWII.
• Craw Field was the final destination of the six K-ships of USN Blimp Squadron ZP-14 that made the first transatlantic crossing of non-rigid airships in 1944.
• The furthest airport from Kenitra Air Base (NNA) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Kenitra Air Base (meaning Kenitra Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Kenitra Air Base", other names for NNA include "[مطار القنيطرة", "Third Royal Air Force Base" and "Kenitra Airport".
• Following World War II, the airfield was expanded to a major US Naval Air Station in 1951 and renamed NAS Port Lyautey.
• On 16 August 1972 a coup attempt was launched by the Minister of National Defense, Mohamed Oufkir, assisted by Mohamed Amekrane, commander of Kenitra.
• Because of Kenitra Air Base's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenitra 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.
• The closest airport to Kenitra Air Base (NNA) is Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSW of NNA.
• Kenitra Air Base (NNA) has 2 runways.

Facts about General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM):

• The closest airport to General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) is Tamuín National Airport (TSL), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) S of CVM.
• General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 761 feet, planes can take off or land at General Pedro J. Méndez 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.
• In addition to being known as "General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport", another name for CVM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Pedro José Méndez".
• The furthest airport from General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,270 miles (18,138 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.