Nonstop flight route between St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Moenjodaro, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Moenjodaro Airport (MJD), Moenjodaro, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,988 miles (or 6,419 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 Moenjodaro 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 Moenjodaro 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: | MJD / OPMJ |
Airport Name: | Moenjodaro Airport |
Location: | Moenjodaro, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°20'7"N by 68°8'35"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 154 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJD |
More Information: | MJD Maps & Info |
Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 continued to negotiate the project with the Metrix Consortium, but the price rose several times, reaching £14 billion in mid-2009.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2009 building work was due to commence on a new defence training academy with its heart at St Athan.
- St Athan also became the major RAF maintenance base for Vulcan, Victor, Buccaner, Phantom, Harrier, Tornado, Jaguar, Hawk and VC10 aircraft, originally under direct RAF control, but latterly under the auspices of the Defence Aviation Repair Agency.
Facts about Moenjodaro Airport (MJD):
- The closest airport to Moenjodaro Airport (MJD) is Sukkur Airport (SKZ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NE of MJD.
- Moenjodaro Airport (MJD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Moenjodaro Airport (MJD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Moenjodaro Airport (meaning Moenjodaro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,287 miles (19,774 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Moenjodaro Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at Moenjodaro 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.