Nonstop flight route between St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Barimunya Airport (BYP), Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,823 miles (or 14,199 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 Barimunya 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 Barimunya 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: | BYP / YBRY |
Airport Name: | Barimunya Airport |
Location: | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°40'26"S by 119°9'57"E |
Area Served: | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Barimunya Joint Venture |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 2082 feet (635 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BYP |
More Information: | BYP Maps & Info |
Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 MOD continued to negotiate the project with the Metrix Consortium, but the price rose several times, reaching £14 billion in mid-2009.
- 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 closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
- In March 2003 it was confirmed that a new hi-tech maintenance centre would be built, creating 3,300 jobs.
- The base has been home to the RAF No.
Facts about Barimunya Airport (BYP):
- The closest airport to Barimunya Airport (BYP) is Coondewanna Airport (CJF), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of BYP.
- Barimunya Airport (BYP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Barimunya Airport (BYP) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Barimunya Airport (meaning Barimunya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,096 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.