Nonstop flight route between Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States and Rabat, Morocco:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI), Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States and Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA), Rabat, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,387 miles (or 7,060 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 Shelbyville Municipal Airport and Rabat–Salé 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 Shelbyville Municipal Airport and Rabat–Salé Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYI / KSYI |
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| Location: | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'33"N by 86°26'32"W |
| Area Served: | Shelbyville, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Shelbyville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 801 feet (244 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SYI |
| More Information: | SYI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBA / GMME |
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| Location: | Rabat, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°3'5"N by 6°45'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RBA |
| More Information: | RBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI):
- The closest airport to Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) is Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of SYI.
- The furthest airport from Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,211 miles (18,042 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Shelbyville Municipal Airport", another name for SYI is "Bomar Field".
- Because of Shelbyville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 801 feet, planes can take off or land at Shelbyville Municipal 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.
- Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA):
- Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The public area offers car rental agencies, banks, ATM, café-bar with small kiosk, phone/fax service.
- In addition to being known as "Rabat–Salé Airport", other names for RBA include "مطار الرباط سلا" and "Aéroport international de Rabat-Salé".
- The closest airport to Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) is Kenitra Air Base (NNA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNE of RBA.
- 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.
- During World War II, the airport was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces.
