Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Strasbourg, France:
Departure Airport:
(51°23'48"N by 3°20'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(48°32'30"N by 7°38'3"E)
Distance from CWL to SXB:
525.57 miles (845.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), Strasbourg, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 526 miles (or 846 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 Strasbourg International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | SXB / LFST |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Strasbourg, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'30"N by 7°38'3"E |
| Area Served: | Strasbourg, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Strasbourg et du Bas Rhin |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 505 feet (154 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXB |
| More Information: | SXB 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.
- The airport was the main base for three local airlines.
- On 27 March 2013, the Welsh Government announced it had purchased the Cardiff International Airport Ltd from TBI Ltd as a going concern for £52,000,000.
- 1986 saw a further extension of 750 ft to the runway, costing in the region of £1 million, thus attracting more business to the airport in the form of new-generation jet aircraft.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Passenger numbers increased from 2012 to 2013 which shows that Cardiff is making a slow recovery to try to reach passenger levels achieved over 10 years ago.
- In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
- 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.
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- In April 1995, due to planned Local Government re-organisation in Wales, the Airport Company was privatised, with shares being sold to property and development firm, TBI plc, which has now been converted back to a private company called TBI Ltd and is concessionary to Orlando Sanford International 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.
- 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.
Facts about Strasbourg International Airport (SXB):
- Because of Strasbourg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 505 feet, planes can take off or land at Strasbourg 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.
- The furthest airport from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Strasbourg International Airport (meaning Strasbourg International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is served by a shuttle train every 15 minutes.
- The closest airport to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) is Black Forest Airport (LHA), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SXB.
- In addition to being known as "Strasbourg International Airport", another name for SXB is "Aéroport International de Strasbourg".
| 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 | 14.86 miles (23.91 km) SE | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 2 | 26.15 miles (42.08 km) NE | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 3 | 32.39 miles (52.13 km) SSW | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 4 | 47.33 miles (76.17 km) NNW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 5 | 52.23 miles (84.06 km) NNW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 6 | 62.34 miles (100.32 km) N | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 7 | 65.95 miles (106.14 km) S | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 65.95 miles (106.14 km) S | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 9 | 68.95 miles (110.97 km) N | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 10 | 70.03 miles (112.70 km) WNW | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 11 | 72.56 miles (116.77 km) ENE | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 12 | 73.23 miles (117.85 km) E | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 13 | 73.41 miles (118.14 km) W | Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France | |
| 14 | 75.65 miles (121.75 km) NNE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 15 | 82.67 miles (133.04 km) SSW | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,055.86 miles (19,401.98 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,651.05 miles (18,750.49 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,638.23 miles (18,729.87 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,637.20 miles (18,728.22 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,634.33 miles (18,723.59 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,623.91 miles (18,706.83 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,617.49 miles (18,696.50 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,617.22 miles (18,696.05 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,616.64 miles (18,695.12 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,614.33 miles (18,691.41 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,609.83 miles (18,684.16 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,604.21 miles (18,675.12 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,602.02 miles (18,671.59 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,601.08 miles (18,670.09 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,578.16 miles (18,633.20 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |