Nonstop flight route between Dallas, Texas, United States and Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Addison Airport (ADS), Dallas, Texas, United States and Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,618 miles (or 7,432 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 Addison 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 Addison Airport and Cardiff Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Addison Airport (ADS):

• The furthest airport from Addison Airport (ADS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport is a training hub, with primary to advanced flight instruction available from American Flyers, ATP, Monarch Air, PlaneSmart!
• Addison Airport (ADS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Addison Airport's relatively low elevation of 644 feet, planes can take off or land at Addison 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.
• Charter services are available from a variety of companies, with Business Jet Solutions and Bombardier FlexJet having large operations at the field.
• The closest airport to Addison Airport (ADS) is Dallas Love Field (DAL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) S of ADS.

Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):

• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
• Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 16 May 2012, it was announced that airport Managing Director, Patrick Duffy, had left his position amid mounting pressure from the Welsh Government on the airport owners Abertis to improve the state of the airport and improve the services it offers, or sell the facility to an investor in a proposed public-private partnership.
• 1986 saw a further extension of 750 ft to the runway, costing in the region of £1 million, thus attracting more business to the airport in the form of new-generation jet aircraft.
• The closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of CWL.
• The airport was the main base for three local airlines.
• Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
• Also in 1952 Aer Lingus started a service to Dublin.
• The First Minister's criticism was roundly rejected by Alex Cruz, chief executive of Vueling - a Spanish airline which operates regular flights from Cardiff.