Nonstop flight route between St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Salisbury, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Rowan County Airport (SRW), Salisbury, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,823 miles (or 6,153 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 Rowan County 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 Rowan County 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: | SRW / KRUQ |
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Location: | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°38'44"N by 80°31'13"W |
Area Served: | Salisbury, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Rowan County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 772 feet (235 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SRW |
More Information: | SRW Maps & Info |
Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 base has been home to the RAF No.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 last aircraft to be serviced at St Athan, a Vickers VC10, departed the site on 23 February 2012.
Facts about Rowan County Airport (SRW):
- The furthest airport from Rowan County Airport (SRW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,544 miles (18,577 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Rowan County Airport (SRW) is Concord Regional Airport (USA), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) SSW of SRW.
- In addition to being known as "Rowan County Airport", another name for SRW is "RUQ".
- Rowan County Airport (SRW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rowan County Airport's relatively low elevation of 772 feet, planes can take off or land at Rowan County 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.