Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Lost River, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Lost River 1 Airport (LSR), Lost River, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,321 miles (or 6,955 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 Cardiff Airport and Lost River 1 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 Cardiff Airport and Lost River 1 Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWL / EGFF |
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Location: | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°23'48"N by 3°20'35"W |
Area Served: | Cardiff South Wales Mid Wales West Wales |
Operator/Owner: | Welsh Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 220 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CWL |
More Information: | CWL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSR / |
Airport Name: | Lost River 1 Airport |
Location: | Lost River, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°23'45"N by 167°9'47"W |
Area Served: | Lost River, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Ron Sheardown |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LSR |
More Information: | LSR Maps & Info |
Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- Also in 1952 Aer Lingus started a service to Dublin.
- The furthest airport from Cardiff Airport (CWL) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of CWL.
- On 15 May 2014 it was announced that Ryanair would return to the airport after an absence of 8 years by operating a service to Tenerife starting on 30 October the same year.
- The airport was the main base for three local airlines.
- The 2010 accounts quoted the net worth of Cardiff Airport Ltd to be £34,311,000.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cardiff Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Cardiff 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.
- It was announced on 28 October 2011, that Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling are to open a new route to Barcelona commencing 27 March 2012 operating the route three times per week.
- In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
Facts about Lost River 1 Airport (LSR):
- The furthest airport from Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,354 miles (16,664 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Lost River 1 Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Lost River 1 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 Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) is Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SE of LSR.
- Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) currently has only 1 runway.