Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Bouar, Central African Republic:
Departure Airport:
(51°23'48"N by 3°20'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°0'0"N by 15°40'0"E)
Distance from CWL to BOP:
3,320.62 miles (5,344.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Bouar Airport (BOP), Bouar, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,321 miles (or 5,344 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 Bouar 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 Bouar 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | BOP / FEFO |
| Airport Name: | Bouar Airport |
| Location: | Bouar, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°0'0"N by 15°40'0"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3360 feet (1,024 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOP |
| More Information: | BOP Maps & Info |
Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
- It was announced on 28 October 2011, that Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling are to open a new route to Barcelona commencing 27 March 2012 operating the route three times per week.
- 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 closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of CWL.
- The nationalisation of Cardiff Airport was criticised by the owners of Bristol Airport, who claimed that the £52 million paid for the airport was well over market value, and are worried about what they claim is the possibility of state subsidy to Cardiff Airport.
- In the 1970s, the supersonic airliner Concorde made a few flights into the airport on special occasions.
- In 2007 a new airline was mooted as a new home carrier at the airport.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- The 2010 accounts quoted the net worth of Cardiff Airport Ltd to be £34,311,000.
- 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.
Facts about Bouar Airport (BOP):
- The furthest airport from Bouar Airport (BOP) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bouar Airport (meaning Bouar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,058 miles (19,405 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Bouar Airport (BOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bouar Airport (BOP) is Bozoum Airport (BOZ), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of BOP.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.03 miles (6.48 km) W | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 26.93 miles (43.34 km) E | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 33.37 miles (53.71 km) ENE | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 34.33 miles (55.25 km) WNW | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 45.86 miles (73.80 km) S | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 58.61 miles (94.32 km) E | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 69.61 miles (112.02 km) ENE | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 75.04 miles (120.77 km) SSW | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 75.67 miles (121.78 km) WNW | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 77.83 miles (125.26 km) ESE | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 79.41 miles (127.80 km) ENE | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 91.42 miles (147.12 km) ESE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 91.98 miles (148.02 km) ENE | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 97.66 miles (157.17 km) SW | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 97.84 miles (157.45 km) E | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,957.99 miles (19,244.47 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,941.33 miles (19,217.67 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,925.31 miles (19,191.89 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,924.18 miles (19,190.06 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,894.52 miles (19,142.33 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,886.11 miles (19,128.80 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,872.11 miles (19,106.26 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,865.67 miles (19,095.90 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,863.17 miles (19,091.87 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,857.70 miles (19,083.07 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,837.23 miles (19,050.13 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,828.86 miles (19,036.66 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,822.85 miles (19,026.99 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,822.35 miles (19,026.18 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,807.49 miles (19,002.27 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.91 miles (81.94 km) ENE | Bozoum Airport (BOZ) | Bozoum, Central African Republic | |
| 2 | 75.45 miles (121.42 km) SSE | Carnot Airport (CRF) | Carnot, Central African Republic | |
| 3 | 123.30 miles (198.43 km) S | Berbérati Airport (BBT) | Berbérati, Central African Republic | |
| 4 | 125.75 miles (202.38 km) ENE | Bossangoa Airport (BSN) | Bossangoa, Central African Republic | |
| 5 | 138.24 miles (222.48 km) SW | Batouri Airport (OUR) | Batouri, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 144.38 miles (232.36 km) ESE | Bossembélé Airport (BEM) | Bossembélé, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 166.93 miles (268.65 km) SW | Bertoua Airport (BTA) | Bertoua, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 182.51 miles (293.71 km) ENE | Bouca Airport (BCF) | Bouca, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 183.42 miles (295.19 km) N | Moundou Airport (MQQ) | Moundou, Chad | |
| 10 | 202.80 miles (326.37 km) ENE | Batangafo Airport (BTG) | Batangafo, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 225.29 miles (362.57 km) ESE | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) | Bangui, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 238.88 miles (384.44 km) N | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad | |
| 13 | 279.01 miles (449.03 km) NW | Garoua International Airport (GOU) | Garoua, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 282.17 miles (454.11 km) SE | Bétou Airport (BTB) | Betou, Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 285.78 miles (459.92 km) NE | Sarh Airport (SRH) | Sarh, Chad | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,057.91 miles (19,405.28 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,882.11 miles (19,122.35 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,772.03 miles (18,945.20 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 4 | 11,768.15 miles (18,938.96 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,765.00 miles (18,933.88 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,719.56 miles (18,860.76 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,704.25 miles (18,836.11 km) SW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,696.64 miles (18,823.87 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,685.10 miles (18,805.29 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,677.41 miles (18,792.92 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,670.39 miles (18,781.62 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,485.74 miles (18,484.46 km) ESE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,457.88 miles (18,439.62 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 14 | 11,425.02 miles (18,386.74 km) SE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,381.82 miles (18,317.21 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |