Nonstop flight route between Bandon, Oregon, United States and Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bandon State Airport (BDY), Bandon, Oregon, United States and Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,986 miles (or 8,024 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 Bandon State Airport and Swansea 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 Bandon State Airport and Swansea Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDY / |
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Location: | Bandon, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°5'11"N by 124°24'28"W |
Operator/Owner: | Oregon Department of Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 123 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDY |
More Information: | BDY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWS / EGFH |
Airport Name: | Swansea Airport |
Location: | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°36'19"N by 4°4'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Swansea Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 299 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWS |
More Information: | SWS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bandon State Airport (BDY):
- The closest airport to Bandon State Airport (BDY) is Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NNE of BDY.
- In addition to being known as "Bandon State Airport", another name for BDY is "S05".
- Because of Bandon State Airport's relatively low elevation of 123 feet, planes can take off or land at Bandon State 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 furthest airport from Bandon State Airport (BDY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,097 miles (17,859 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Bandon State Airport (BDY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Swansea Airport (SWS):
- De Havilland Aviation were based at the airport from 1996 to 2002 restoring former de Havilland military and naval aircraft to flying condition, including Vampires, Venom, Sea Devon and Sea Vixen.
- Air Wales used the airport between October 2001 and October 2004, offering flights to Dublin, Cork, Amsterdam, Jersey and London.
- The closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
- The furthest airport from Swansea Airport (SWS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,966 miles (19,257 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The fire brigade at Swansea is CAT 1, and able to do CAT 2 on request.
- Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Swansea Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Swansea 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 Welsh Assembly Government is currently conducting studies into improving the facilities at the airport as part of the transport infrastructure development strategy for the whole of Wales.