Nonstop flight route between Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Ruben Berta International Airport (URG), Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,475 miles (or 10,420 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 Ruben Berta International 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 Ruben Berta International 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: | URG / SBUG |
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Location: | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°46'54"S by 57°2'17"W |
Area Served: | Uruguaiana |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from URG |
More Information: | URG Maps & Info |
Facts about Swansea Airport (SWS):
- The 1990s saw the arrival of Heli-air Wales to the airport, and so began the era of Helicopter Training in South Wales.
- The closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Ruben Berta International Airport (URG):
- The furthest airport from Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Ruben Berta International Airport (meaning Ruben Berta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
- The closest airport to Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) is Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of URG.
- Ruben Berta International Airport handled 3,122 passengers last year.
- Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Ruben Berta International Airport", another name for URG is "Aeroporto Internacional Ruben Berta".
- Because of Ruben Berta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Ruben Berta 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.
- It is operated by Infraero.