Nonstop flight route between Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom and Dire Dawa, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coventry Airport (CVT), Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), Dire Dawa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,816 miles (or 6,142 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 Coventry Airport and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International 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 Coventry Airport and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIR / HADR |
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| Location: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°37'27"N by 41°51'15"E |
| Area Served: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 3829 feet (1,167 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIR |
| More Information: | DIR Maps & Info |
Facts about Coventry Airport (CVT):
- During World War II the airport was utilised as a fighter station, RAF Baginton, by the Royal Air Force.
- In 1933 Coventry City Council decided to develop a civil airport on land that they owned to the south-east of the city in Baginton.
- From 5 November 1994 to 4 May 1995 live veal calves were exported from Coventry Airport to Amsterdam for distribution across Europe, and the locality became a focus for animal rights demonstrators.
- 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.
- 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.
- A Swiss firm announced its interest in acquiring the airport in early 2010, but did not conclude a bid.Sir Peter Rigby's Patriot Aviation group took over ownership of Coventry Airport on 28 April, and it was fully re-opened in summer 2010.
- 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.
- Coventry Airport is located 3 NM south southeast of Coventry city centre, in the village of Baginton, Warwickshire, England, and about 0.5 miles outside Coventry boundaries.
Facts about Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR):
- The closest airport to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of DIR.
- On 27 August 1981, Douglas C-47B ET-AGX of RRC Air Services was written off when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing.
- The furthest airport from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (meaning Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport, also known as Dire Dawa International Airport, is an international airport serving Dire Dawa, a city in eastern Ethiopia.
- The airport was named after Emperor Haile Selassie's elder half-brother, Dejazmach Yilma Makonnen, who preceded him as governor of Harar.
- In addition to being known as "Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport", another name for DIR is "አባ ጤና ደጃዝማች ይልማ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) currently has only 1 runway.
