Nonstop flight route between Alexander Bay, South Africa and Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from ALJ to CVT:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- ALJ Airport Information
- CVT Airport Information
- Facts about ALJ
- Facts about CVT
- Map of Nearest Airports to ALJ
- List of Nearest Airports to ALJ
- Map of Furthest Airports from ALJ
- List of Furthest Airports from ALJ
- Map of Nearest Airports to CVT
- List of Nearest Airports to CVT
- Map of Furthest Airports from CVT
- List of Furthest Airports from CVT
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ), Alexander Bay, South Africa and Coventry Airport (CVT), Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,698 miles (or 9,170 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 Alexander Bay Airport and Coventry 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 Alexander Bay Airport and Coventry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALJ / FAAB |
Airport Name: | Alexander Bay Airport |
Location: | Alexander Bay, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°34'23"S by 16°32'3"E |
Area Served: | Alexander Bay, South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALJ |
More Information: | ALJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVT / EGBE |
Airport Name: | Coventry Airport |
Location: | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°22'21"N by 1°28'46"W |
Area Served: | Coventry |
Operator/Owner: | Patriot Aviation Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 267 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CVT |
More Information: | CVT Maps & Info |
Facts about Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ):
- The closest airport to Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) is Kleinsee Airport (KLZ), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SSE of ALJ.
- The furthest airport from Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,931 miles (19,200 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) has 3 runways.
- Because of Alexander Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexander Bay 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.
Facts about Coventry Airport (CVT):
- The furthest airport from Coventry Airport (CVT) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,855 miles (19,078 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- A Visitor's Guide to the Midland Air Museum.
- Coventry Airport handled 167 passengers last year.
- Coventry Airport (CVT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Coventry Airport (CVT) is Birmingham Airport (BHX), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of CVT.
- During World War II the airport was utilised as a fighter station, RAF Baginton, by the Royal Air Force.
- Because of Coventry Airport's relatively low elevation of 267 feet, planes can take off or land at Coventry 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 May 2009, Coventry Airport was put up for sale.
- After planning permission for a permanent passenger terminal was initially denied by Warwick District Council in 2004, two public inquiries took place, followed by an unsuccessful appeal by the airport owners to the UK government planning inspectorate, and finally to the High Court in 2008.