Nonstop flight route between Victoria, Texas, United States and Casablanca, Morocco:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria Regional Airport (VCT), Victoria, Texas, United States and Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS), Casablanca, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,111 miles (or 8,225 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 Victoria Regional Airport and Casablanca–Anfa 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 Victoria Regional Airport and Casablanca–Anfa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Victoria Regional Airport (VCT):

• After World War II, Foster Field was deactivated and the site was returned to its private owners, the Buhler and Braman estates.
• Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) has 4 runways.
• Because of Victoria Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria Regional 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.
• The closest airport to Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) is Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) ESE of VCT.
• Victoria Regional Airport covers an area of 1,766 acres at an elevation of 115 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,048 miles (17,780 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The local economy suffered greatly from the closure of Foster AFB.

Facts about Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS):

• Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Anfa-Airport was replaced as an international airport by the Mohammed V airport, however it continued to serve as a pilot training airfield.
• Built in the 1920s by the French colonial government, Anfa Airport was the primary airport for Casablanca until the United States Air Force closed its base at Nouasseur in 1959.
• The closest airport to Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) is Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSE of CAS.
• In addition to being known as "Casablanca–Anfa Airport", another name for CAS is "Anfa Airport (Casablanca)".
• The furthest airport from Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Casablanca–Anfa Airport (meaning Casablanca–Anfa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,319 miles (19,826 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
• Because of Casablanca–Anfa Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Casablanca–Anfa 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.