Nonstop flight route between Pisco, Peru and St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), Pisco, Peru and MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,244 miles (or 10,048 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 Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera 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 Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera 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: | PIO / SPSO |
Airport Name: | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport |
Location: | Pisco, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°44'41"S by 76°13'13"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIO |
More Information: | PIO 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 Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO):
- Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) is Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP), which is nearly antipodal to Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (meaning Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport), and is located 12,414 miles (19,978 kilometers) away in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
- Because of Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International 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 Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SE of PIO.
Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the 1960s, a driving school was established.
- 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 closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
- In 2006, the Special Forces Support Group was raised at St Athan and the Welsh Guards returned to London.
- The two cadet passengers were cousins and were named as Katie Jo Davies, 15, and Nikitta Walters, 14.
- MOD St Athan is a large Ministry of Defence unit near the village of St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, southern Wales.
- 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.
- 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.