Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Colmar / Houssen, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR), Colmar / Houssen, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 528 miles (or 850 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 relatively short distance between Cardiff Airport and Colmar - Houssen Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):

• 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.
• The history of the airport extends back to the early 1940s, when the Air Ministry requisitioned land in the rural Vale of Glamorgan to set up a wartime satellite aerodrome and training base, named RAF Rhoose, for Royal Air Force Spitfire pilots.
• 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.
• 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.
• It was announced on 13 April 2011 that Bmibaby were to close their base at the airport, along with their base at Manchester Airport in the following October in order to redeploy aircraft at their other bases, including the creation of a new operation at Belfast City Airport.
• In 2012, the airport ran into a barrage of sustained criticism from the First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones.
• The airport is not only the main maintenance base for British Airways but also home to a variety of aerospace-oriented firms and colleges, and therefore a major contributor to the economic development of the region.
• Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".

Facts about Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR):

• In addition to being known as "Colmar - Houssen Airport", another name for CMR is "Aéroport de Colmar - Houssen".
• The closest airport to Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) is Black Forest Airport (LHA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NE of CMR.
• The furthest airport from Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Colmar - Houssen Airport (meaning Colmar - Houssen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,088 miles (19,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Colmar - Houssen Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at Colmar - Houssen 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.
• Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) has 2 runways.