Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Miles City, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Miles City Airport (MLS), Miles City, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,269 miles (or 6,870 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 Miles City 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 Miles City 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: | MLS / KMLS |
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Location: | Miles City, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°25'41"N by 105°53'9"W |
Area Served: | Miles City, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Miles City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2630 feet (802 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLS |
More Information: | MLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- Cardiff Airport has also had several problems with wild fly-grazing horses around the airfield and the Redwings Sanctuary in Norfolk were needed to assist in the rescue of 23 unclaimed horses that had been left on the site.
- The closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of CWL.
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
- The man who decided Rhoose could be the site of a new Airport was David Rees-Williams a Bridgend-born solicitor who had served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery during the WW2 and who.
- In December 1995, Heli-air Wales began training Helicopter Pilots from the Airport's southside, and are widely accredited with pioneering Helicopter Training in Wales.
- In April 1995, due to planned Local Government re-organisation in Wales, the Airport Company was privatised, with shares being sold to property and development firm, TBI plc, which has now been converted back to a private company called TBI Ltd and is concessionary to Orlando Sanford International Airport.
- On 2 March 2009 the airport management revealed a name change for the airport along with initial development plans to improve the image of the facility.
Facts about Miles City Airport (MLS):
- Frank Wiley Field covers 1,640 acres at an elevation of 2,630 feet.
- The furthest airport from Miles City Airport (MLS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,496 miles (16,892 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Miles City Airport (MLS) is Dawson Community Airport (GDV), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NE of MLS.
- Miles City Airport (MLS) has 2 runways.
- Miles City Airport or Frank Wiley Field is a city-owned airport two miles northwest of Miles City, in Custer County, Montana.
- In addition to being known as "Miles City Airport", another name for MLS is "Frank Wiley Field".