Nonstop flight route between Zanesville, Ohio, United States and St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV), Zanesville, Ohio, United States and MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,683 miles (or 5,928 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 Zanesville Municipal 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 Zanesville Municipal 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: | ZZV / KZZV |
Airport Name: | Zanesville Municipal Airport |
Location: | Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°56'39"N by 81°53'31"W |
Area Served: | Zanesville, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | City of Zanesville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 900 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZZV |
More Information: | ZZV 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 Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV):
- The furthest airport from Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,413 miles (18,367 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) has 2 runways.
- Zanesville Municipal Airport is a city owned airport six miles east of downtown Zanesville, in Muskingum County, Ohio.
- Because of Zanesville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 900 feet, planes can take off or land at Zanesville Municipal 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 first airline flights were TWA DC-3s in 1947.
- The closest airport to Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) is Harry Clever Field (PHD), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NE of ZZV.
Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):
- During the war a dummy airfield was built using wood and cardboard a few miles west of the original airfield and successful efforts were made to hide the proper field.
- 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.
- The last aircraft to be serviced at St Athan, a Vickers VC10, departed the site on 23 February 2012.
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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 closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
- St Athan also became the major RAF maintenance base for Vulcan, Victor, Buccaner, Phantom, Harrier, Tornado, Jaguar, Hawk and VC10 aircraft, originally under direct RAF control, but latterly under the auspices of the Defence Aviation Repair Agency.
- 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.