Nonstop flight route between St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Farsund, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), Farsund, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 611 miles (or 983 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 MoD St Athan and Farsund Airport, Lista, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):

• The training to be carried out at St Athan was to be specialist phase 2 and phase 3 engineering courses of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force.
• RAF St Athan was also home for the Royal Air Force Administrative Apprentice Training School.
• The MOD later decided that DARA's 'Fast Jets' and 'Engines' businesses would close by April 2007, although the 'Large Aircraft' business would continue and, on 14 April 2005, the Project Red Dragon super-hangar opened and DARA moved its VC10 operations from its existing 'Twin Peaks' hangar into the new facility.
• 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 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.
• During the 1960s, a driving school was established.
• The last aircraft to be serviced at St Athan, a Vickers VC10, departed the site on 23 February 2012.

Facts about Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN):

• Because of Farsund Airport, Lista's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Farsund Airport, Lista 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.
• In addition to being known as "Farsund Airport, Lista", another name for FAN is "Farsund lufthavn, Lista".
• Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,441 miles (18,412 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN) is Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) E of FAN.