Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Bambari, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Bambari Airport (BBY), Bambari, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,435 miles (or 5,527 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 Bambari 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 Bambari 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: | BBY / FEFM |
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Location: | Bambari, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°50'49"N by 20°38'58"E |
Area Served: | Bambari |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1558 feet (475 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBY |
More Information: | BBY Maps & Info |
Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- 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 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".
- 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.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2006 the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair withdrew from the airport ending 5 years of service on the Cardiff to Dublin route daily.
- In the 1970s, the supersonic airliner Concorde made a few flights into the airport on special occasions.
- 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.
Facts about Bambari Airport (BBY):
- Bambari Airport (BBY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bambari Airport", another name for BBY is "Bambari Airport (Bambari)".
- The furthest airport from Bambari Airport (BBY) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bambari Airport (meaning Bambari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,104 miles (19,479 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Bambari Airport (BBY) is Bria Airport (BIV), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) ENE of BBY.