Nonstop flight route between Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States and St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM), Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States and MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,355 miles (or 5,399 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 Monmouth Executive 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 Monmouth Executive 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: | BLM / KBLM |
Airport Name: | Monmouth Executive Airport |
Location: | Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'12"N by 74°7'27"W |
Area Served: | Belmar / Farmingdale, New Jersey |
Operator/Owner: | Wall Herald Corp. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLM |
More Information: | BLM 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 Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM):
- The furthest airport from Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,770 miles (18,942 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Monmouth Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Monmouth Executive 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 Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of BLM.
- Monmouth Executive Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
- Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) has 2 runways.
Facts about MoD St Athan (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.
- After the war, airmen of the Airframe and Engine trades continued to train at St Athan, but in 1955 this training dispersed to RAF Kirkham and RAF Weeton.
- 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.
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
- The MOD continued to negotiate the project with the Metrix Consortium, but the price rose several times, reaching £14 billion in mid-2009.
- In March 2003 it was confirmed that a new hi-tech maintenance centre would be built, creating 3,300 jobs.
- 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.
- The last aircraft to be serviced at St Athan, a Vickers VC10, departed the site on 23 February 2012.