Nonstop flight route between Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines and St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mati Airport (MXI), Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines and MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,429 miles (or 11,956 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 Mati Airport and MoD St Athan, 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 Mati Airport and MoD St Athan. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXI / RPMQ |
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Location: | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°57'1"N by 126°16'20"E |
Area Served: | Mati City, Davao Oriental, Philippines |
Operator/Owner: | Air Transportation Office |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 157 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXI |
More Information: | MXI Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Mati Airport (MXI):
- The furthest airport from Mati Airport (MXI) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Mati Airport (meaning Mati Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- Mati Airport (MXI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mati Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Mati 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.
- In addition to being known as "Mati Airport", another name for MXI is "Paliparan ng MatiTugpahanan sa Mati".
- The closest airport to Mati Airport (MXI) is Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) WNW of MXI.
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.
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2006, the Special Forces Support Group was raised at St Athan and the Welsh Guards returned to London.
- The closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 is a large Ministry of Defence unit near the village of St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, southern Wales.
- 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.