Nonstop flight route between Merritt, British Columbia, Canada and Kenitra, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(50°7'22"N by 120°44'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°17'56"N by 6°35'44"W)
Distance from YMB to NNA:
5,357.57 miles (8,622.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Merritt Airport (YMB), Merritt, British Columbia, Canada and Kenitra Air Base (NNA), Kenitra, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,358 miles (or 8,622 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 Merritt 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 Merritt 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: | YMB / |
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| Location: | Merritt, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°7'22"N by 120°44'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Merritt |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2080 feet (634 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YMB |
| More Information: | YMB 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 Merritt Airport (YMB):
- In addition to being known as "Merritt Airport", other names for YMB include "Saunders Field" and "CAD5".
- The furthest airport from Merritt Airport (YMB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,583 miles (17,032 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Merritt Airport (YMB) is Kamloops Airport (YKA), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of YMB.
- Merritt Airport (YMB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kenitra Air Base (NNA):
- On 16 August 1972 a coup attempt was launched by the Minister of National Defense, Mohamed Oufkir, assisted by Mohamed Amekrane, commander of Kenitra.
- The closest airport to Kenitra Air Base (NNA) is Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSW of NNA.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.16 miles (67.85 km) NNE | Kamloops Airport (YKA) | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 61.84 miles (99.51 km) E | Kelowna International Airport (YLW) | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 61.98 miles (99.74 km) SSW | Hope Aerodrome (YHE) | Hope, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 63.24 miles (101.77 km) E | Vernon Regional Airport (YVE) | Vernon, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 68.48 miles (110.21 km) SE | Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) | Penticton, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 77.25 miles (124.33 km) ENE | Salmon Arm Airport (YSN) | Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 85.64 miles (137.83 km) SW | Chilliwack Airport (YCW) | Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 97.53 miles (156.96 km) W | Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS) | Whistler, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 104.74 miles (168.56 km) SW | Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 107.93 miles (173.69 km) SW | Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 109.90 miles (176.87 km) WSW | Squamish Airport (YSE) | Squamish, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 114.39 miles (184.09 km) NNW | South Cariboo Regional Airport (ZMH) | 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 118.50 miles (190.70 km) SW | Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) | Blaine, Washington, United States | |
| 14 | 120.13 miles (193.34 km) WSW | Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 122.11 miles (196.52 km) SW | Bellingham International Airport (BLI) | Bellingham, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,583.07 miles (17,031.75 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,515.81 miles (16,923.51 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,452.50 miles (16,821.63 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,439.77 miles (16,801.15 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,439.68 miles (16,801.00 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,435.92 miles (16,794.94 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 7 | 10,411.15 miles (16,755.08 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,408.19 miles (16,750.31 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,406.71 miles (16,747.94 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 10 | 10,401.56 miles (16,739.65 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,389.12 miles (16,719.63 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,383.43 miles (16,710.46 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,376.81 miles (16,699.82 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,354.61 miles (16,664.09 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,352.07 miles (16,659.99 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.27 miles (31.02 km) SSW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 2 | 79.71 miles (128.28 km) SW | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 3 | 86.01 miles (138.42 km) SW | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 4 | 96.04 miles (154.56 km) ESE | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 5 | 105.88 miles (170.40 km) NNE | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 6 | 115.04 miles (185.13 km) NE | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 7 | 115.04 miles (185.13 km) NE | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 8 | 132.06 miles (212.54 km) NNE | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 9 | 146.03 miles (235.00 km) NNE | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 10 | 167.84 miles (270.12 km) ENE | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 11 | 171.65 miles (276.25 km) N | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 12 | 202.14 miles (325.31 km) NE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 13 | 202.77 miles (326.33 km) NNW | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| 14 | 203.88 miles (328.11 km) SSW | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 15 | 206.30 miles (332.00 km) SE | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,383.09 miles (19,928.61 km) S | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,364.23 miles (19,898.26 km) SSW | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,353.71 miles (19,881.32 km) SSW | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,321.64 miles (19,829.70 km) SSW | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,320.10 miles (19,827.23 km) SSW | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,258.99 miles (19,728.88 km) SW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,234.06 miles (19,688.76 km) SSW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,228.58 miles (19,679.94 km) SSW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,227.86 miles (19,678.78 km) SW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,205.39 miles (19,642.63 km) SSW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,167.83 miles (19,582.17 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,165.92 miles (19,579.11 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,156.22 miles (19,563.49 km) SSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,127.51 miles (19,517.29 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,119.05 miles (19,503.66 km) SW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |