Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Apartadó, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO), Apartadó, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,082 miles (or 8,179 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 Cardiff Airport and Antonio Roldán Betancourt 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 Cardiff Airport and Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | APO / SKLC |
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| Location: | Apartadó, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°48'43"N by 76°42'59"W |
| Area Served: | Apartadó, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Air Plan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from APO |
| More Information: | APO Maps & Info |
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.
- In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
- In early December 2013 Flybe announced it would drop its Paris and Glasgow services with effect from January 2014.
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- In 2007 a new airline was mooted as a new home carrier at the airport.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- However, it emerged that the Airport had applied for £5 million of payments from the Welsh Assembly Government to deal with unspecified development at the terminal.
- Cardiff Airport is an international airport owned by the Welsh Government, serving Cardiff and the rest of South, Mid and West Wales.
- In December 1995, Heli-air Wales began training Helicopter Pilots from the Airport's southside, and are widely accredited with pioneering Helicopter Training in Wales.
- The closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of CWL.
- 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.
- The 2010 accounts quoted the net worth of Cardiff Airport Ltd to be £34,311,000.
Facts about Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO):
- In addition to being known as "Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport", another name for APO is "Aeropuerto Antonio Roldán Betancourt".
- Because of Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio Roldán Betancourt 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 Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) is Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NW of APO.
- Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (meaning Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,217 miles (19,661 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
