Nonstop flight route between St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Las Piedras, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP), Las Piedras, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,585 miles (or 7,379 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 Josefa Camejo International 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 Josefa Camejo International 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: | LSP / SVJC |
Airport Name: | Josefa Camejo International Airport |
Location: | Las Piedras, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°46'50"N by 70°9'5"W |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LSP |
More Information: | LSP Maps & Info |
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 closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
- On 26 August 1993 an ATC civilian instructor was seriously injured and the RAF Volunteer Reserve pilot, Group Captain Roger Sweatman, was killed when their Chipmunk trainer, on an air experience flight, crashed after encountering difficulties during a simulated emergency low-height manoeuvre on take-off.
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2009 building work was due to commence on a new defence training academy with its heart at St Athan.
- During the 1960s, a driving school was established.
- 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 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 is a large Ministry of Defence unit near the village of St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, southern Wales.
Facts about Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP):
- Because of Josefa Camejo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Josefa Camejo International 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.
- The furthest airport from Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to Josefa Camejo International Airport (meaning Josefa Camejo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,158 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) is José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) SE of LSP.
- Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) currently has only 1 runway.