Nonstop flight route between St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Redmond, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Roberts Field (RDM), Redmond, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,855 miles (or 7,813 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 Roberts Field, 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 Roberts Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):

• The closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
• Just before 1100 GMT on 11 February 2009, two Grob Tutor aircraft flying out of St Athan were involved in a mid-air collision in which two Air Training Corps cadets and their instructors, both RAF pilots, died.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• MOD St Athan is a large Ministry of Defence unit near the village of St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, southern Wales.
• The station officially opened as RAF St Athan on 1 September 1938 and the first unit to take up residence was No 4 School of Technical Training.

Facts about Roberts Field (RDM):

• Roberts Field (RDM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Roberts Field (RDM) is Prineville Airport (PRZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of RDM.
• The furthest airport from Roberts Field (RDM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,951 miles (17,623 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In October 2009 most sections of the expanded passenger terminal opened for public use.
• In 2005 Delta Air Lines began SkyWest Airlines flights to Salt Lake City on Bombardier CRJs.
• A passenger terminal was built in 1950 and replaced in 1981 by a 6,000-square-foot terminal.
• Since the airport began displaying public art in the terminal, it has sold nearly $100,000 worth of artworks to travelers.
• In addition to being known as "Roberts Field", other names for RDM include "Redmond Municipal Airport" and "(former Redmond Army Airfield)".
• Horizon announced cuts to Seattle and Portland service in 2009, as it continues to phase out its smaller airliners in favor of fewer, larger flights on Q400's.