Nonstop flight route between Atyrau, Kazakhstan and Exeter, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Atyrau International Airport (GUW), Atyrau, Kazakhstan and Exeter International Airport (EXT), Exeter, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,461 miles (or 3,961 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 Atyrau International Airport and Exeter International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUW / UATG |
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| Location: | Atyrau, Kazakhstan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°7'18"N by 51°49'17"E |
| Area Served: | Atyrau |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Atyrau International Airport" |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GUW |
| More Information: | GUW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EXT / EGTE |
| Airport Name: | Exeter International Airport |
| Location: | Exeter, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°44'3"N by 3°24'50"W |
| Area Served: | Exeter, Devon |
| Operator/Owner: | Exeter and Devon Airport Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EXT |
| More Information: | EXT Maps & Info |
Facts about Atyrau International Airport (GUW):
- It is the lowest commercial airport in the world at 22 m below sea level.
- Because of Atyrau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Atyrau 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 region is crucial for Kazakhstan's economy as it is very close to the oil exploration sites and the platforms on the Caspian Sea.
- In addition to being known as "Atyrau International Airport", other names for GUW include "Атырау халықаралық әуежайы" and "Международный аэропорт Атырау".
- The furthest airport from Atyrau International Airport (GUW) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Atyrau International Airport (GUW) is Narimanovo Airport (ASF), which is located 190 miles (305 kilometers) WSW of GUW.
- Atyrau International Airport (GUW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Exeter International Airport (EXT):
- Because of Exeter International Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Exeter 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.
- Exeter International Airport handled 741,465 passengers last year.
- There is no railway station at the airport, and the closest station is Pinhoe railway station.
- The closest airport to Exeter International Airport (EXT) is Plymouth City Airport (PLH), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SW of EXT.
- During World War II RAF Exeter was important RAF Fighter Command airfield during the Battle of Britain, with some two dozen different RAF fighter squadrons being stationed there for varying periods through 1944, and just about all the operational fighter types of those years had been present.
- Despite extensive efforts at camouflage, including painting the runways, Exeter attracted the Luftwaffe on a number of occasions during the early years of the conflict and a few of the administrative and technical buildings were destroyed.
- On 5 January 2007 a majority share of the airport was sold by Devon County Council to Regional and City Airports Ltd, a consortium led by construction firm Balfour Beatty.
- The 440th was a group of Ninth Air Force's 50th Troop Carrier Wing, IX Troop Carrier Command.
- The furthest airport from Exeter International Airport (EXT) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,994 miles (19,302 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) currently has only 1 runway.
