Nonstop flight route between St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Bowman, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM), Bowman, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,195 miles (or 6,752 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 Bowman Municipal 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 Bowman Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):

• During the war a dummy airfield was built using wood and cardboard a few miles west of the original airfield and successful efforts were made to hide the proper field.
• 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.
• RAF St Athan has been used to house a number of army units throughout its life and, in 2003, the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards moved from Aldershot to St Athan - the first time they have been based in Wales since they were formed in 1915.
• The closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of 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.
• MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Just before 1100 GMT on 11 February 2009, two Grob Tutor aircraft flying out of St Athan were involved in a mid-air collision in which two Air Training Corps cadets and their instructors, both RAF pilots, died.

Facts about Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM):

• In addition to being known as "Bowman Municipal Airport", another name for BWM is "BPP".
• The furthest airport from Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,463 miles (16,838 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bowman Municipal Airport covers an area of 160 acres which contains one runway designated 11/29 with a 4,800 x 75 ft asphalt surface.
• The closest airport to Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM) is Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) NE of BWM.