Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,696 miles (or 10,776 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 Coronel Felipe Varela 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 Coronel Felipe Varela 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: | CTC / SANC |
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Location: | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°35'35"S by 65°45'2"W |
Area Served: | Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1522 feet (464 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CTC |
More Information: | CTC Maps & Info |
Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- 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.
- Also in 1952 Aer Lingus started a service to Dublin.
- In the 1970s, the supersonic airliner Concorde made a few flights into the airport on special occasions.
- 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".
- On 16 May 2012, it was announced that airport Managing Director, Patrick Duffy, had left his position amid mounting pressure from the Welsh Government on the airport owners Abertis to improve the state of the airport and improve the services it offers, or sell the facility to an investor in a proposed public-private partnership.
- 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.
- 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 2006 the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair withdrew from the airport ending 5 years of service on the Cardiff to Dublin route daily.
- 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 closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of CWL.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC):
- Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport is an airport in Catamarca Province, Argentina serving the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
- Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
- It has a 3,172 m² passenger terminal, 84,000 m² of runways, one 1,700 m² hangar, and a parking place for 35 cars.
- The closest airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) is Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) SW of CTC.
- In addition to being known as "Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport", another name for CTC is "Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela".
- The furthest airport from Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) is Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (meaning Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yichun Mingyueshan Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Yichun, Jiangxi, China.
- Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) currently has only 1 runway.