Nonstop flight route between Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Oujda, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°47'13"N by 1°55'26"W)
Distance from SSC to OUD:
4,352.70 miles (7,004.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States and Angads Airport (OUD), Oujda, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,353 miles (or 7,005 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 Shaw Air Force Base and Angads 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 Shaw Air Force Base and Angads Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSC / KSSC |
| Airport Name: | Shaw Air Force Base |
| Location: | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'23"N by 80°28'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SSC |
| More Information: | SSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OUD / GMFO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Oujda, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°47'13"N by 1°55'26"W |
| Area Served: | Oujda, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1535 feet (468 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OUD |
| More Information: | OUD Maps & Info |
Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):
- In addition to the 363d TRW, Headquarters Ninth Air Force was transferred to Shaw from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on 1 September 1954.
- The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
- The 20th Fighter Group was first equipped with North American P-51D, then exchanged its P-51's in February 1948 for F-84B Thunderjets, the first TAC group to receive operational F-84s.
- The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- For a brief time, Shaw Field also served as a prisoner-of-war camp.
- By 1980, the advent of reconnaissance satellites made the need for tactical aircraft reconnaissance less and less necessary.
Facts about Angads Airport (OUD):
- 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.
- 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.
- Angads Airport (OUD) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.56 miles (10.56 km) ENE | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States |     |
| 2 | 19.16 miles (30.84 km) W | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 22.10 miles (35.56 km) NNW | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 29.94 miles (48.18 km) W | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 35.93 miles (57.83 km) NE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) W | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 42.02 miles (67.62 km) SSW | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 45.30 miles (72.90 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 58.98 miles (94.91 km) NNE | Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) | Cheraw, South Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 61.52 miles (99.00 km) NE | Marlboro County Jetport (BTN) | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 65.25 miles (105.02 km) ESE | Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) | Andrews, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 71.15 miles (114.51 km) ENE | Dillon County Airport (DLL) | Dillon, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 72.21 miles (116.21 km) SW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 73.32 miles (118.00 km) S | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,545.12 miles (18,580.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,526.46 miles (18,549.99 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,508.26 miles (18,520.70 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,499.92 miles (18,507.29 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,494.70 miles (18,498.88 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,487.36 miles (18,487.07 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,481.75 miles (18,478.04 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,474.49 miles (18,466.35 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,473.86 miles (18,465.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,462.29 miles (18,446.72 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,428.78 miles (18,392.80 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,419.93 miles (18,378.55 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,412.96 miles (18,367.34 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,397.61 miles (18,342.63 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,394.58 miles (18,337.76 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.60 miles (108.79 km) WNW | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 2 | 79.81 miles (128.44 km) ENE | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 3 | 93.35 miles (150.24 km) NE | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 4 | 94.22 miles (151.63 km) NE | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 5 | 111.73 miles (179.81 km) WNW | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 6 | 120.76 miles (194.35 km) ENE | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 7 | 144.28 miles (232.20 km) N | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 8 | 158.57 miles (255.19 km) ENE | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 9 | 184.05 miles (296.20 km) WSW | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 10 | 194.60 miles (313.18 km) NW | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 11 | 195.60 miles (314.79 km) NNW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 12 | 199.70 miles (321.38 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 13 | 199.70 miles (321.38 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 14 | 205.33 miles (330.44 km) WNW | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 15 | 208.18 miles (335.03 km) ENE | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,259.20 miles (19,729.22 km) SE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,237.10 miles (19,693.65 km) SE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,220.40 miles (19,666.77 km) SE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,216.79 miles (19,660.97 km) ESE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,211.58 miles (19,652.58 km) SSE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,210.86 miles (19,651.43 km) SSE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,204.11 miles (19,640.56 km) SE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,198.93 miles (19,632.22 km) E | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,197.37 miles (19,629.72 km) SE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,195.15 miles (19,626.14 km) SSE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,191.75 miles (19,620.67 km) ESE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,188.07 miles (19,614.75 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,187.34 miles (19,613.57 km) SSE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,174.90 miles (19,593.56 km) SE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,168.93 miles (19,583.95 km) S | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |