Nonstop flight route between San Juan Province, Argentina and Kenitra, Morocco:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), San Juan Province, Argentina and Kenitra Air Base (NNA), Kenitra, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,073 miles (or 9,774 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 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport and Kenitra Air 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 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport and Kenitra Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAQ / SANU |
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| Location: | San Juan Province, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°37'18"S by 68°25'23"W |
| Area Served: | San Juan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Militar |
| Elevation: | 1957 feet (596 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UAQ |
| More Information: | UAQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NNA / GMMY |
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| Location: | Kenitra, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°17'56"N by 6°35'44"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Royal Moroccan Army and Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NNA |
| More Information: | NNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ):
- Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) is Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN), which is nearly antipodal to Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (meaning Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xiangyang Liuji Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Xiangfan, Hubei, China.
- In addition to being known as "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport", another name for UAQ is "Aeropuerto de San Juan – Domingo Faustino Sarmiento".
- The closest airport to Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) is Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) SSW of UAQ.
Facts about Kenitra Air Base (NNA):
- In addition to being known as "Kenitra Air Base", other names for NNA include "[مطار القنيطرة", "Third Royal Air Force Base" and "Kenitra Airport".
- Kenitra Air Base (NNA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kenitra Air Base (NNA) is Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSW of NNA.
- Kenitra Air Base was previously known as Craw Field, named for Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Demas T.
- Because of Kenitra Air Base's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenitra Air Base 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.
- Kenitra Air Base is a military airport in Kenitra, the capital city of the Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen region in Morocco.
- The furthest airport from Kenitra Air Base (NNA) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Kenitra Air Base (meaning Kenitra Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
- Following World War II, the airfield was expanded to a major US Naval Air Station in 1951 and renamed NAS Port Lyautey.
- Craw Field was the final destination of the six K-ships of USN Blimp Squadron ZP-14 that made the first transatlantic crossing of non-rigid airships in 1944.
