Nonstop flight route between Tan-Tan, Morocco and Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tan Tan Airport (TTA), Tan-Tan, Morocco and Wheeler AAF (HHI), Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,340 miles (or 13,423 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 Tan Tan Airport and Wheeler AAF, 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 Tan Tan Airport and Wheeler AAF. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TTA / GMAT |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Tan-Tan, Morocco |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°26'53"N by 11°9'41"W |
Area Served: | Tan Tan, Morocco |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 653 feet (199 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TTA |
More Information: | TTA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHI / PHHI |
Airport Name: | Wheeler AAF |
Location: | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°29'4"N by 158°2'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 843 feet (257 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HHI |
More Information: | HHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Tan Tan Airport (TTA):
- Tan Tan Airport (TTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tan Tan Airport's relatively low elevation of 653 feet, planes can take off or land at Tan Tan 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tan Tan Airport", other names for TTA include "مطار طانطان الشاطئ الأبيض", "Plage Blanche Airport" and "Tan Tan Plage Blanche".
- The furthest airport from Tan Tan Airport (TTA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Tan Tan Airport (meaning Tan Tan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to Tan Tan Airport (TTA) is Lanzarote Airport (ACE), which is located 152 miles (245 kilometers) WNW of TTA.
Facts about Wheeler AAF (HHI):
- Wheeler AAF is located at 21°28'56" North, 158°2'24" West.
- Because of Wheeler AAF's relatively low elevation of 843 feet, planes can take off or land at Wheeler AAF 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 Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of HHI.
- The furthest airport from Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Wheeler AAF (meaning Wheeler AAF is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- Wheeler is directly adjacent to Schofield Barracks across Kunia Road and to Wahiawā on the central plateau of the Island of O'ahu.
- In August 1987, the Secretary of the Interior designated Wheeler AFB as a National Historic Landmark, recognizing it as a site of national significance in the history of the United States and, in particular, World War II in the Pacific.
- Today, Wheeler Army Airfield comprises approximately 1,389 acres of land returned to the Department of the Army on 1 November 1991.
- By 1940, Wheeler Field had evolved into a primary base for Army Air Corps pursuit aircraft such as the P-40 Warhawk, responsible for air defense of the Hawaiian Islands Territory.
- Wheeler AAF (HHI) currently has only 1 runway.