Nonstop flight route between Kenitra, Morocco and Banff, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kenitra Air Base (NNA), Kenitra, Morocco and Banff Airport (YBA), Banff, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,131 miles (or 8,258 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 Banff 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 Banff Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NNA / GMMY |
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Location: | Kenitra, Morocco |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°17'56"N by 6°35'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Royal Moroccan Army and Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NNA |
More Information: | NNA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBA / CYBA |
Airport Name: | Banff Airport |
Location: | Banff, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°12'29"N by 115°32'25"W |
Operator/Owner: | Supt. Banff National Park |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 4583 feet (1,397 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBA |
More Information: | YBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kenitra Air Base (NNA):
- Kenitra Air Base (NNA) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kenitra Air Base", other names for NNA include "[مطار القنيطرة", "Third Royal Air Force Base" and "Kenitra Airport".
- On 16 August 1972 a coup attempt was launched by the Minister of National Defense, Mohamed Oufkir, assisted by Mohamed Amekrane, commander of Kenitra.
Facts about Banff Airport (YBA):
- The furthest airport from Banff Airport (YBA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,405 miles (16,746 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Banff Airport (YBA) is Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSW of YBA.
- Banff Airport (YBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Banff Airport's high elevation of 4,583 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YBA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YBA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.