Nonstop flight route between Christmas Island, Australia and Agadir, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°19'29"N by 9°24'47"W)
Distance from XCH to AGA:
8,073.80 miles (12,993.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia and Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA), Agadir, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,074 miles (or 12,993 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 Christmas Island Airport and Agadir – Al Massira 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 Christmas Island Airport and Agadir – Al Massira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCH / YPXM |
| Airport Name: | Christmas Island Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XCH |
| More Information: | XCH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGA / GMAD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Agadir, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°19'29"N by 9°24'47"W |
| Area Served: | Agadir, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGA |
| More Information: | AGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Christmas Island Airport (XCH):
- After the closure of the casino, the resort was taken over by the Asia Pacific Space Centre, which developed plans for a satellite launch facility on Christmas Island.
- The airport's location at the top of a hill, with a 2% mid-runway gradient, makes it a challenging landing for pilots.
- The closest airport to Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 276 miles (445 kilometers) NE of XCH.
- Because of Christmas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Christmas Island 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.
- Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
- Christmas Island Airport (XCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Christmas Island Airport (meaning Christmas Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Barranquilla, Colombia.
- A brief revival of the "old days" happened in 2001 during the "Tampa" crisis when the heightened Royal Australian Air Force traffic was complemented by a large number of Department of Immigration and Citizenship and media charters.
Facts about Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA):
- Agadir is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque.
- Because of Agadir – Al Massira Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Agadir – Al Massira 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.
- Agadir – Al Massira Airport handled 1,455,194 passengers last year.
- Parking space for the aircraft is 170,000 square metres which results in space for ten Boeing 737s and three Boeing 747s.
- The closest airport to Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) is Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) NNW of AGA.
- In addition to being known as "Agadir – Al Massira Airport", other names for AGA include "مطار المسيرة" and "Matar al-Maseera".
- Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Agadir – Al Massira Airport (meaning Agadir – Al Massira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,255 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- On 21 August 1994, Royal Air Maroc Flight 630, crashed approximately ten minutes after take-off from Agadir Airport.
- In 2007, Al Massira International Airport served 1,502,094 passengers.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 276.45 miles (444.90 km) NE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 277.04 miles (445.86 km) NNE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 300.52 miles (483.64 km) NNE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 300.72 miles (483.96 km) NE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 306.03 miles (492.51 km) NNE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 320.99 miles (516.58 km) NE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 327.59 miles (527.20 km) NE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 361.54 miles (581.84 km) N | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 372.08 miles (598.81 km) ENE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 400.10 miles (643.90 km) NE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 404.30 miles (650.65 km) N | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 458.82 miles (738.39 km) ENE | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 509.81 miles (820.45 km) ENE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 509.93 miles (820.65 km) NNW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 526.08 miles (846.63 km) N | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.74 miles (19,944.12 km) NE | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,390.27 miles (19,940.16 km) N | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,364.75 miles (19,899.08 km) W | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.45 km) E | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,334.93 miles (19,851.10 km) NE | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,317.08 miles (19,822.37 km) NW | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,302.01 miles (19,798.12 km) WNW | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,284.15 miles (19,769.38 km) NE | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,278.93 miles (19,760.97 km) NNE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,261.24 miles (19,732.50 km) W | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,254.90 miles (19,722.30 km) NNE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,246.04 miles (19,708.04 km) WNW | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,236.67 miles (19,692.97 km) N | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,233.62 miles (19,688.05 km) W | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 12,230.26 miles (19,682.64 km) NW | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 75.80 miles (121.98 km) NNW | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| 2 | 120.40 miles (193.77 km) NE | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 3 | 154.77 miles (249.08 km) ENE | Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) | Ouarzazate, Morocco | |
| 4 | 167.00 miles (268.76 km) SW | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 5 | 235.86 miles (379.58 km) NNE | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 6 | 245.80 miles (395.57 km) NNE | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 7 | 269.18 miles (433.20 km) WSW | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 8 | 274.10 miles (441.12 km) SSE | Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) | Gara Djebilet, Algeria | |
| 9 | 297.50 miles (478.78 km) WSW | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 300.82 miles (484.12 km) NNE | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 11 | 317.01 miles (510.17 km) ENE | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| 12 | 318.14 miles (511.99 km) SW | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 13 | 320.04 miles (515.06 km) NNE | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 14 | 359.49 miles (578.54 km) NE | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 15 | 396.56 miles (638.20 km) WSW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,254.78 miles (19,722.11 km) ESE | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,073.39 miles (19,430.19 km) SSW | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,044.83 miles (19,384.23 km) SSW | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,036.06 miles (19,370.12 km) SSW | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,004.33 miles (19,319.04 km) SSW | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,001.78 miles (19,314.95 km) SSW | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,940.27 miles (19,215.96 km) SSW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,915.72 miles (19,176.45 km) SSW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,909.51 miles (19,166.45 km) SSW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,907.91 miles (19,163.88 km) SSW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,885.37 miles (19,127.60 km) SSW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,849.46 miles (19,069.81 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,846.17 miles (19,064.51 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,836.22 miles (19,048.50 km) SSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,824.10 miles (19,028.99 km) SSE | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |