Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Jinan, Shandong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA), Jinan, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,361 miles (or 8,627 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 Jinan Yaoqiang 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 Jinan Yaoqiang 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: | TNA / ZSJN |
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Location: | Jinan, Shandong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°51'25"N by 117°12'57"E |
Area Served: | Jinan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TNA |
More Information: | TNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- The nationalisation of Cardiff Airport was criticised by the owners of Bristol Airport, who claimed that the £52 million paid for the airport was well over market value, and are worried about what they claim is the possibility of state subsidy to Cardiff Airport.
- As of March 2013, the Welsh Government is in the process of acquiring Cardiff Airport from TBI/Abertis, who may also divest themselves of all their airport assets following international criticism of their management of these resources.
- In the 1970s, the supersonic airliner Concorde made a few flights into the airport on special occasions.
- 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.
- 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 (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- The airport was the main base for three local airlines.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA):
- The closest airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) is Weifang Airport (WEF), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) E of TNA.
- The furthest airport from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) is Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (meaning Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport handled 7,664,111 passengers last year.
- Because of Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Jinan Yaoqiang 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.
- Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport", other names for TNA include "济南遥墙国际机场" and "Jǐnán Yáoqiáng Guójì Jīchǎng".