Nonstop flight route between St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Ioannina, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Ioannina National Airport (IOA), Ioannina, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,415 miles (or 2,277 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 Ioannina National Airport, 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):

• MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• After the war, airmen of the Airframe and Engine trades continued to train at St Athan, but in 1955 this training dispersed to RAF Kirkham and RAF Weeton.
• The MOD continued to negotiate the project with the Metrix Consortium, but the price rose several times, reaching £14 billion in mid-2009.
• In March 2003 it was confirmed that a new hi-tech maintenance centre would be built, creating 3,300 jobs.

Facts about Ioannina National Airport (IOA):

• The closest airport to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) is Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) W of IOA.
• The furthest airport from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,504 miles (18,514 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Ioannina National Airport", another name for IOA is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ιωαννίνων".
• Ioannina National Airport (IOA) currently has only 1 runway.