Nonstop flight route between Arcachon, France and Kenitra, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(44°35'47"N by 1°6'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°17'56"N by 6°35'44"W)
Distance from XAC to NNA:
768.85 miles (1,237.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), Arcachon, France and Kenitra Air Base (NNA), Kenitra, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 769 miles (or 1,237 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 relatively short distance between La Teste-de-Buch Airport and Kenitra Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XAC / LFCH |
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| Location: | Arcachon, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°35'47"N by 1°6'38"W |
| Area Served: | Arcachon, France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XAC |
| More Information: | XAC 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 La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC):
- La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "La Teste-de-Buch Airport", another name for XAC is "Aéroport d'Arcachon - La Teste-de-Buch".
- The furthest airport from La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to La Teste-de-Buch Airport (meaning La Teste-de-Buch Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,200 miles (19,634 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of La Teste-de-Buch Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at La Teste-de-Buch 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 La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) is Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of XAC.
Facts about Kenitra Air Base (NNA):
- The air base at Port Lyautey served as a staging area for many Allied operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during WWII.
- In addition to being known as "Kenitra Air Base", other names for NNA include "[مطار القنيطرة", "Third Royal Air Force Base" and "Kenitra Airport".
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kenitra Air Base (NNA) is Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSW of NNA.
- Following World War II, the airfield was expanded to a major US Naval Air Station in 1951 and renamed NAS Port Lyautey.
- Kenitra Air Base (NNA) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.17 miles (40.51 km) NE | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France |     |
| 2 | 71.80 miles (115.54 km) N | Royan - Médis Aerodrome (RYN) | Royan, France | |
| 3 | 80.59 miles (129.70 km) SSW | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 4 | 81.64 miles (131.38 km) ENE | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 5 | 82.94 miles (133.48 km) NNE | Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) | Cognac / Châteaubernard, France | |
| 6 | 88.92 miles (143.10 km) ESE | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 7 | 90.82 miles (146.15 km) SSE | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 8 | 92.10 miles (148.22 km) SSW | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 9 | 101.58 miles (163.48 km) NE | Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) | Angoulême, France | |
| 10 | 103.01 miles (165.78 km) ENE | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 11 | 109.44 miles (176.12 km) N | La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) | La Rochelle / Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France | |
| 12 | 112.06 miles (180.34 km) SSE | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 13 | 126.58 miles (203.71 km) SW | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 14 | 129.00 miles (207.61 km) SSW | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 15 | 130.88 miles (210.63 km) ENE | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,200.02 miles (19,633.98 km) WSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,137.09 miles (19,532.70 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,132.43 miles (19,525.20 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,130.84 miles (19,522.65 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,114.06 miles (19,495.65 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,112.04 miles (19,492.39 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,106.11 miles (19,482.85 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,097.60 miles (19,469.16 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,082.64 miles (19,445.08 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,070.75 miles (19,425.95 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,067.70 miles (19,421.03 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,060.69 miles (19,409.75 km) SSE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,058.38 miles (19,406.04 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,053.92 miles (19,398.85 km) SE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,053.19 miles (19,397.68 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |