Nonstop flight route between Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands and Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mono Airport (MNY), Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands and Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,171 miles (or 14,759 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 Mono 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 Mono 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: | MNY / AGGO |
Airport Name: | Mono Airport |
Location: | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°24'57"S by 155°33'55"E |
View all routes: | Routes from MNY |
More Information: | MNY 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 Mono Airport (MNY):
- The furthest airport from Mono Airport (MNY) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,921 miles (19,185 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Mono Airport (MNY) is Balalae Airport (BAS), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of MNY.
- Stirling Airfield is still in use today by the Solomons Airlines.
- Following the Allied invasion of the Northern Solomon Islands on October 25–27, 1943, an airstrip was built on Stirling Island by the 87th Naval Construction Battalion.
Facts about Swansea Airport (SWS):
- Swansea Airport is an airport located at Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula 5 NM west south-west of Swansea, Wales.
- 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 closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
- Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.
- There has been widespread local opposition against the idea of further development of the airport.
- Swansea Airport was built on what was originally common land during World War II.
- 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.