Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Sidney, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY), Sidney, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,322 miles (or 5,347 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 Sidney Municipal 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 Sidney Municipal 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: | SXY / |
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Location: | Sidney, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°18'9"N by 75°24'57"W |
Area Served: | Sidney, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Village of Sidney |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1026 feet (313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SXY |
More Information: | SXY Maps & Info |
Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- Passenger numbers increased from 2012 to 2013 which shows that Cardiff is making a slow recovery to try to reach passenger levels achieved over 10 years ago.
- In the 1970s, the supersonic airliner Concorde made a few flights into the airport on special occasions.
- The closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of CWL.
- 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.
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
- 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 Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY):
- In addition to being known as "Sidney Municipal Airport", another name for SXY is "N23".
- The closest airport to Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY) is Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNW of SXY.
- Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,625 miles (18,708 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.