Nonstop flight route between Tangier, Morocco and Alexander Bay, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(35°43'36"N by 5°55'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°34'23"S by 16°32'3"E)
Distance from TNG to ALJ:
4,676.93 miles (7,526.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), Tangier, Morocco and Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ), Alexander Bay, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,677 miles (or 7,527 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 Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport and Alexander Bay 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 Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport and Alexander Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNG / GMTT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tangier, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°43'36"N by 5°55'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TNG |
| More Information: | TNG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALJ / FAAB |
| Airport Name: | Alexander Bay Airport |
| Location: | Alexander Bay, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°34'23"S by 16°32'3"E |
| Area Served: | Alexander Bay, South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALJ |
| More Information: | ALJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG):
- Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport handled 484,391 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport", other names for TNG include "Aéroport Tanger Ibn Battoutaمطار طنجة ابن بطوطة" and "مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة".
- The closest airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) is Sania Ramel Airport (SII), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of TNG.
- The airport handled over 646,000 passengers in the year 2009.
- The furthest airport from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (meaning Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) has 2 runways.
- Because of Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Tangier Ibn Battouta 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.
Facts about Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ):
- The furthest airport from Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,931 miles (19,200 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) is Kleinsee Airport (KLZ), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SSE of ALJ.
- Because of Alexander Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexander Bay 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.74 miles (55.91 km) ESE | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco |     |
| 2 | 34.74 miles (55.91 km) ESE | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 3 | 36.10 miles (58.10 km) ENE | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 4 | 43.19 miles (69.51 km) NE | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 5 | 70.77 miles (113.90 km) N | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 6 | 102.66 miles (165.21 km) NE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 7 | 105.88 miles (170.40 km) SSW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 8 | 116.85 miles (188.05 km) N | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 9 | 122.95 miles (197.86 km) ESE | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 10 | 125.05 miles (201.26 km) SSW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 11 | 135.27 miles (217.69 km) SSE | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 12 | 144.58 miles (232.69 km) NW | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| 13 | 156.00 miles (251.06 km) NE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 14 | 157.86 miles (254.05 km) NNE | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 15 | 169.36 miles (272.56 km) E | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,420.73 miles (19,989.18 km) W | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,418.67 miles (19,985.86 km) SE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,412.66 miles (19,976.19 km) SE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,403.31 miles (19,961.15 km) SSE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,372.93 miles (19,912.25 km) SE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,351.40 miles (19,877.60 km) WSW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,339.90 miles (19,859.09 km) SSW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,334.06 miles (19,849.70 km) SSW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,328.54 miles (19,840.82 km) SW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,308.56 miles (19,808.65 km) SW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,273.61 miles (19,752.41 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,270.50 miles (19,747.41 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,258.48 miles (19,728.06 km) SW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,231.09 miles (19,683.98 km) SW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,218.90 miles (19,664.36 km) SW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.78 miles (134.83 km) SSE | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 2 | 138.87 miles (223.49 km) ENE | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 3 | 146.26 miles (235.37 km) ESE | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 4 | 146.27 miles (235.40 km) ESE | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 5 | 152.41 miles (245.28 km) NNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 6 | 170.50 miles (274.40 km) NE | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 7 | 287.18 miles (462.18 km) E | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |
| 8 | 392.20 miles (631.19 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 9 | 403.94 miles (650.07 km) NNW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 10 | 413.27 miles (665.10 km) N | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 11 | 424.50 miles (683.17 km) N | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 12 | 426.44 miles (686.29 km) E | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 13 | 433.20 miles (697.17 km) NNW | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 14 | 445.92 miles (717.63 km) NNE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 15 | 452.67 miles (728.50 km) NE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,930.63 miles (19,200.44 km) NNW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,929.25 miles (19,198.22 km) NNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,916.27 miles (19,177.32 km) NNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,913.23 miles (19,172.44 km) NNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,852.01 miles (19,073.92 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,840.97 miles (19,056.15 km) NW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,831.79 miles (19,041.38 km) NW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,827.24 miles (19,034.05 km) NW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,827.24 miles (19,034.05 km) NW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,787.26 miles (18,969.71 km) NW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,785.72 miles (18,967.23 km) NW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,761.27 miles (18,927.88 km) NW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,760.33 miles (18,926.37 km) NW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,747.19 miles (18,905.22 km) NW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,724.76 miles (18,869.12 km) NW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |