Nonstop flight route between Oujda, Morocco and Alliance, Nebraska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Angads Airport (OUD), Oujda, Morocco and Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA), Alliance, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,148 miles (or 8,285 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 Angads Airport and Alliance Municipal 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 Angads Airport and Alliance Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Angads Airport (OUD):

• The closest airport to Angads Airport (OUD) is Melilla Airport (MLN), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of OUD.
• In addition to being known as "Angads Airport", other names for OUD include "مطار وجدة أنجاد" and "Oujda Angads Airport".
• The furthest airport from Angads Airport (OUD) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Angads Airport (meaning Angads Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,259 miles (19,729 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
• During World War II, the airport was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force during the North African campaign.
• After the Americans moved out their active units in mid-1943, the airport was used as a stopover and landing field for Air Transport Command aircraft on the Casablanca-Algiers transport route.
• Angads Airport (OUD) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA):

• In addition to being known as "Alliance Municipal Airport", another name for AIA is "(former Alliance Army Airfield)".
• Today many World War II-era buildings remain in use.
• On August 22, 1943, a huge crowd of 65,000 people gathered for the dedication of Alliance Army Airfield, a training facility for Army paratroops and air crews.
• The furthest airport from Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,697 miles (17,215 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Finally, in the summer of 1945, the 1st Troop Carrier Command returned to the airfield to train for the proposed invasion of Japan.
• The closest airport to Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of AIA.
• Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) has 3 runways.
• Though speculation was that the Army would make the huge Alliance airfield a permanent installation, by November 20 the Troop Carrier Command closed the facility permanently and began to make plans to sell the surplus property.