Nonstop flight route between Marrakech, Morocco and Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK), Marrakech, Morocco and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,569 miles (or 2,525 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 relatively short distance between Marrakesh Menara Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAK / GMMX |
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| Location: | Marrakech, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°36'24"N by 8°2'11"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA and Royal Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1545 feet (471 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAK |
| More Information: | RAK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMS / EHAM |
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| Location: | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°18'29"N by 4°45'51"E |
| Area Served: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | -11 feet (-3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 6 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AMS |
| More Information: | AMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK):
- Aircraft parking space of 125,000 square metres supports up to fourteen Boeing 737s and four Boeing 747s.
- Marrakesh Menara Airport handled 3,373,475 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Marrakesh Menara Airport", other names for RAK include "Aéroport Marrakech Ménara" and "مطار مراكش المنارة".
- The furthest airport from Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Marrakesh Menara Airport (meaning Marrakesh Menara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,186 miles (19,611 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) is Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) SE of RAK.
- During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command as a hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.
- Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Currently Menara Airport has formally two passenger terminals, but these are more or less combined to form one large terminal.
Facts about Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS):
- By 1940, Schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles, all 1,020 metres or less.
- In addition to being known as "Amsterdam Airport Schiphol", another name for AMS is "Luchthaven Schiphol".
- Departure Hall 2 consists of Piers D and E.
- The closest airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of AMS.
- Because of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's relatively low elevation of -11 feet, planes can take off or land at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 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 furthest airport from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) has 6 runways.
- Schiphol is an important European airport, ranking as Europe's 4th busiest and the world's 14th busiest by total passenger traffic in 2013.
- For aviation enthusiasts, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has a large rooftop viewing area, called the Panoramaterras.
