Nonstop flight route between Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Jamnagar, Gujurat, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Jamnagar Airport (JGA), Jamnagar, Gujurat, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,340 miles (or 6,984 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 Swansea Airport and Jamnagar 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 Swansea Airport and Jamnagar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JGA / VAJM |
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Location: | Jamnagar, Gujurat, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°27'56"N by 70°0'45"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JGA |
More Information: | JGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Swansea Airport (SWS):
- Several small general aviation companies conduct fixed-wing and helicopter pilot training.
- The Welsh Assembly Government is currently conducting studies into improving the facilities at the airport as part of the transport infrastructure development strategy for the whole of Wales.
- The closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
- 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.
- Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.
- The aerodrome fulfilled a variety of military roles during World War II, with the addition of an Armament Practice Camp in October 1943 which expanded into an Armament Practice Station in July 1945 following which it went into 'care and maintenance' in October 1946.
- 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.
- De Havilland Aviation were based at the airport from 1996 to 2002 restoring former de Havilland military and naval aircraft to flying condition, including Vampires, Venom, Sea Devon and Sea Vixen.
- Air Wales used the airport between October 2001 and October 2004, offering flights to Dublin, Cork, Amsterdam, Jersey and London.
- There has been widespread local opposition against the idea of further development of the airport.
Facts about Jamnagar Airport (JGA):
- Because of Jamnagar Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Jamnagar 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 Jamnagar Airport (JGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jamnagar Airport (meaning Jamnagar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,110 miles (19,489 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Jamnagar Airport (JGA) is Kandla Airport (IXY), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of JGA.
- In 2012, the government announced plans for the expansion of the terminal along with several other airports of the state.
- Jamnagar has daily scheduled flight to Mumbai served by an Airbus A-319.
- Jamnagar Airport (JGA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Jamnagar Airport", another name for JGA is "જામનગર વિમાનમથક".