Nonstop flight route between Bellaire, Michigan, United States and Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antrim County Airport (ACB), Bellaire, Michigan, United States and Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,596 miles (or 5,787 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 Antrim County Airport and Cardiff 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 Antrim County Airport and Cardiff Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACB / KACB |
Airport Name: | Antrim County Airport |
Location: | Bellaire, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°59'18"N by 85°11'53"W |
Area Served: | Bellaire, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Antrim County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACB |
More Information: | ACB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWL / EGFF |
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Location: | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°23'48"N by 3°20'35"W |
Area Served: | Cardiff South Wales Mid Wales West Wales |
Operator/Owner: | Welsh Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 220 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CWL |
More Information: | CWL Maps & Info |
Facts about Antrim County Airport (ACB):
- Antrim County Airport (ACB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Antrim County Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Antrim County 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 Antrim County Airport (ACB) is Gaylord Regional Airport (GLR), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of ACB.
- The furthest airport from Antrim County Airport (ACB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,118 miles (17,892 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of CWL.
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- In 2007 a new airline was mooted as a new home carrier at the airport.
- In 2012, the airport ran into a barrage of sustained criticism from the First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones.
- As of March 2013, the Welsh Government is in the process of acquiring Cardiff Airport from TBI/Abertis, who may also divest themselves of all their airport assets following international criticism of their management of these resources.
- Because of Cardiff Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Cardiff 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.
- In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
- On 1 April 1965 the Ministry of Aviation handed over the airport to Glamorgan County Council and it was renamed Glamorgan Airport.
- Cardiff Airport is an international airport owned by the Welsh Government, serving Cardiff and the rest of South, Mid and West Wales.
- Rees-Williams thought diverting the river at Pengam would be a problem, and feared that the tall chimney stacks of the nearby East Moors Steelworks could pose a safety hazard to aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Cardiff Airport (CWL) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.