Nonstop flight route between St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Ambriz, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Ambriz Airport (AZZ), Ambriz, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,212 miles (or 6,778 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 MoD St Athan and Ambriz 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 MoD St Athan and Ambriz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGX / EGDX |
Airport Name: | MoD St Athan |
Location: | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°24'16"N by 3°26'8"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 163 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DGX |
More Information: | DGX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AZZ / FNAM |
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Location: | Ambriz, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°51'45"S by 13°6'56"E |
Area Served: | Ambriz |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AZZ |
More Information: | AZZ Maps & Info |
Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):
- Because of MoD St Athan's relatively low elevation of 163 feet, planes can take off or land at MoD St Athan 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 MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
- The furthest airport from MoD St Athan (DGX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The two cadet passengers were cousins and were named as Katie Jo Davies, 15, and Nikitta Walters, 14.
- During the 1960s, a driving school was established.
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2006, the Special Forces Support Group was raised at St Athan and the Welsh Guards returned to London.
- The last aircraft to be serviced at St Athan, a Vickers VC10, departed the site on 23 February 2012.
Facts about Ambriz Airport (AZZ):
- Because of Ambriz Airport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Ambriz 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.
- Ambriz Airport (AZZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ambriz Airport (AZZ) is N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NNW of AZZ.
- In addition to being known as "Ambriz Airport", another name for AZZ is "Ambriz Airport (Ambriz)".
- The furthest airport from Ambriz Airport (AZZ) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 11,799 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.