Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Barahona, Dominican Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and María Montez International Airport (BRX), Barahona, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,287 miles (or 6,899 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 María Montez 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 Cardiff Airport and María Montez 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: | 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: | BRX / MDBH |
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Location: | Barahona, Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°15'5"N by 71°7'13"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI S.A. (Aerodom) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRX |
More Information: | BRX Maps & Info |
Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- The closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of 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.
- Following a survey conducted by the airport operator in 2008 as part of a campaign to attract additional business routes to the airport, popular destinations such as Aberdeen, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Brussels and Scandinavian cities were identified as lacking a current link.
- Cardiff Airport was owned by a private company Cardiff International Airport Limited which, in turn was wholly owned by TBI Ltd a former public company which is 90% owned by the Spanish conglomerate Abertis and 10% by Aena International - the world's largest airport operator.
- On 1 April 1965 the Ministry of Aviation handed over the airport to Glamorgan County Council and it was renamed Glamorgan Airport.
- 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.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- The airport was used by 2.1 million passengers in 2008, falling to around 1.1 million passengers in 2013, according to the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority, a reduction of nearly 50% since 2008, making it the 21st busiest airport in the UK in terms of passenger numbers.
- In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
- On 15 May 2014 it was announced that Ryanair would return to the airport after an absence of 8 years by operating a service to Tenerife starting on 30 October the same year.
Facts about María Montez International Airport (BRX):
- The closest airport to María Montez International Airport (BRX) is Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of BRX.
- Because of María Montez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at María Montez International 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.
- María Montez International Airport (BRX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from María Montez International Airport (BRX) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to María Montez International Airport (meaning María Montez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,001 miles (19,314 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "María Montez International Airport", another name for BRX is "Aeropuerto Internacional María Montez".