Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Pedernales, Dominican Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ), Pedernales, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,326 miles (or 6,962 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 Cabo Rojo National 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 Cabo Rojo National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
• 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 early December 2013 Flybe announced it would drop its Paris and Glasgow services with effect from January 2014.
• Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was the main base for three local airlines.
• 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.
• 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.
• In the 1970s, the supersonic airliner Concorde made a few flights into the airport on special occasions.
• 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 Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ):

• Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Cabo Rojo National Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Cabo Rojo National 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 Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) is María Montez International Airport (BRX), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ENE of CBJ.
• In addition to being known as "Cabo Rojo National Airport", another name for CBJ is "Aeródromo Doméstico de Cabo Rojo".