Nonstop flight route between Antlers, Oklahoma, United States and St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE), Antlers, Oklahoma, United States and MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,506 miles (or 7,251 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 Antlers Municipal Airport and MoD St Athan, 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 Antlers Municipal Airport and MoD St Athan. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATE / |
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Location: | Antlers, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°11'33"N by 95°38'58"W |
Area Served: | Antlers, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Antlers |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 575 feet (175 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATE |
More Information: | ATE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGX / EGDX |
Airport Name: | MoD St Athan |
Location: | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°24'16"N by 3°26'8"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 163 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DGX |
More Information: | DGX Maps & Info |
Facts about Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE):
- The furthest airport from Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,810 miles (17,397 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Antlers Municipal Airport", other names for ATE include "none" and "80F".
- Because of Antlers Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 575 feet, planes can take off or land at Antlers Municipal 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 Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) is Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of ATE.
Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- RAF St Athan has been used to house a number of army units throughout its life and, in 2003, the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards moved from Aldershot to St Athan - the first time they have been based in Wales since they were formed in 1915.
- The station officially opened as RAF St Athan on 1 September 1938 and the first unit to take up residence was No 4 School of Technical Training.
- Just before 1100 GMT on 11 February 2009, two Grob Tutor aircraft flying out of St Athan were involved in a mid-air collision in which two Air Training Corps cadets and their instructors, both RAF pilots, died.
- The closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
- After the war, airmen of the Airframe and Engine trades continued to train at St Athan, but in 1955 this training dispersed to RAF Kirkham and RAF Weeton.
- Because of MoD St Athan's relatively low elevation of 163 feet, planes can take off or land at MoD St Athan 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 furthest airport from MoD St Athan (DGX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.