Nonstop flight route between International Falls, Minnesota, United States and St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falls International Airport (INL), International Falls, Minnesota, United States and MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,739 miles (or 6,017 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 Falls International 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 Falls International 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: | INL / KINL |
Airport Name: | Falls International Airport |
Location: | International Falls, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°33'56"N by 93°24'7"W |
Area Served: | International Falls, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | City of International Falls |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1185 feet (361 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from INL |
More Information: | INL 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 Falls International Airport (INL):
- The closest airport to Falls International Airport (INL) is Fort Frances Municipal Airport (YAG), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNW of INL.
- Falls International Airport is a city owned, public use airport located in International Falls, a city in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States.
- Falls International Airport (INL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Falls International Airport (INL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,660 miles (17,156 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):
- The closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
- 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.
- 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.
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The only squadrons to operate out of St Athan on a regular basis are the University of Wales Air Squadron, flying Grob Tutors and No 634 Volunteer Gliding Squadron using Vigilant T.1s.
- The new academy was claimed to create up to 5000 jobs at St Athan with a £14 billion investment over 25 years with an estimated £57.4 million spent into the local economy.
- In March 2004, however, DARA announced the loss of 550 jobs at St Athan as part of streamlining to make DARA more efficient and better able to compete with the private sector for lucrative aircraft repair contracts, but also because they lost out to a direct RAF bid for a contract to upgrade the air force's fleet of ageing Harrier jump jet aircraft.
- The base has been home to the RAF No.