Nonstop flight route between Rabat, Morocco and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA), Rabat, Morocco and Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,476 miles (or 7,204 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 Rabat–Salé Airport and Maxwell Air Force Base, 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 Rabat–Salé Airport and Maxwell Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA):

• The closest airport to Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) is Kenitra Air Base (NNA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNE of RBA.
• An area of 84.000 m² is available for passenger aircraft offering four jetways and 10 stands.
• The freight-terminal covers an area of 1360 m².
• Because of Rabat–Salé Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Rabat–Salé 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.
• On 20 January 2012 the new Terminal 1 building was inaugurated, and the old terminal building closed.
• In addition to being known as "Rabat–Salé Airport", other names for RBA include "مطار الرباط سلا" and "Aéroport international de Rabat-Salé".
• The furthest airport from Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Rabat–Salé Airport (meaning Rabat–Salé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,366 miles (19,902 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
• Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):

• The 1931-1932 faculty included Army Air Corps, Army Infantry, Army Chemical Warfare Service, and Army Field Artillery instructors.
• The furthest airport from Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,193 miles (18,013 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Hill continued to argue for the attack group to be placed at Maxwell Field.
• The closest airport to Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of MXF.
• On December 17, 1929, Congressman Lister Hill introduced a bill to appropriate $320,000 for the acquiring of 1,075 acres of land in Montgomery County as a part of an expansion program for Maxwell Field.
• Gunter Annex is a separate installation under the 42 ABW.
• In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".