Nonstop flight route between Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States and Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(43°59'3"N by 88°33'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°23'48"N by 3°20'35"W)
Distance from OSH to CWL:
3,768.17 miles (6,064.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States and Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,768 miles (or 6,064 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 Wittman Regional Airport and Cardiff 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 Wittman Regional Airport and Cardiff Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSH / KOSH |
| Airport Name: | Wittman Regional Airport |
| Location: | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°59'3"N by 88°33'24"W |
| Area Served: | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OSH |
| More Information: | OSH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWL / EGFF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°23'48"N by 3°20'35"W |
| Area Served: | Cardiff South Wales Mid Wales West Wales |
| Operator/Owner: | Welsh Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 220 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CWL |
| More Information: | CWL Maps & Info |
Facts about Wittman Regional Airport (OSH):
- The furthest airport from Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,996 miles (17,696 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) is Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSE of OSH.
- Wittman Regional Airport covers an area of 1,392 acres at an elevation of 808 feet above mean sea level.
- Old air traffic control tower
- Because of Wittman Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Wittman Regional 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.
Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of CWL.
- However, it emerged that the Airport had applied for £5 million of payments from the Welsh Assembly Government to deal with unspecified development at the terminal.
- Cardiff Airport was owned by a private company Cardiff International Airport Limited which, in turn was wholly owned by TBI Ltd a former public company which is 90% owned by the Spanish conglomerate Abertis and 10% by Aena International - the world's largest airport operator.
- Because of Cardiff Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Cardiff 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.
- On 16 May 2012, it was announced that airport Managing Director, Patrick Duffy, had left his position amid mounting pressure from the Welsh Government on the airport owners Abertis to improve the state of the airport and improve the services it offers, or sell the facility to an investor in a proposed public-private partnership.
- The furthest airport from Cardiff Airport (CWL) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- On 1 April 1965 the Ministry of Aviation handed over the airport to Glamorgan County Council and it was renamed Glamorgan Airport.
- On 2 March 2009 the airport management revealed a name change for the airport along with initial development plans to improve the image of the facility.
- In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the 1970s, the supersonic airliner Concorde made a few flights into the airport on special occasions.
- In 2012, the airport ran into a barrage of sustained criticism from the First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.13 miles (24.35 km) SSE | Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD) | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States |     |
| 2 | 19.00 miles (30.57 km) N | Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) | Greenville, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 3 | 38.13 miles (61.36 km) ESE | Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 4 | 39.25 miles (63.17 km) S | Dodge County Airport (UNU) | Juneau, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 5 | 40.52 miles (65.21 km) NNE | Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 6 | 44.29 miles (71.29 km) N | Clintonville Municipal Airport (CLI) | Clintonville, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 7 | 44.37 miles (71.40 km) SSE | West Bend Municipal Airport (ETB) | West Bend, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 8 | 44.65 miles (71.85 km) ENE | Manitowoc County Airport (MTW) | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 9 | 61.80 miles (99.46 km) NW | Stevens Point Municipal Airport (STE) | Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 10 | 65.82 miles (105.93 km) SSE | Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 11 | 67.12 miles (108.02 km) SSE | Waukesha County Airport (UES) | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 12 | 68.63 miles (110.45 km) WNW | South Wood County Airport (ISW) | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 13 | 70.24 miles (113.04 km) SW | Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 14 | 77.49 miles (124.71 km) NW | Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 15 | 78.94 miles (127.05 km) SSE | General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,995.72 miles (17,695.86 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,971.92 miles (17,657.55 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,960.35 miles (17,638.93 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,946.43 miles (17,616.53 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,906.61 miles (17,552.44 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,894.44 miles (17,532.86 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,882.89 miles (17,514.27 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,872.14 miles (17,496.98 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,866.69 miles (17,488.21 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,838.70 miles (17,443.15 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,781.05 miles (17,350.37 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,744.27 miles (17,291.18 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,744.24 miles (17,291.14 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,730.72 miles (17,269.37 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,677.48 miles (17,183.69 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.03 miles (6.48 km) W | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 26.93 miles (43.34 km) E | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 33.37 miles (53.71 km) ENE | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 34.33 miles (55.25 km) WNW | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 45.86 miles (73.80 km) S | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 58.61 miles (94.32 km) E | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 69.61 miles (112.02 km) ENE | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 75.04 miles (120.77 km) SSW | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 75.67 miles (121.78 km) WNW | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 77.83 miles (125.26 km) ESE | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 79.41 miles (127.80 km) ENE | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 91.42 miles (147.12 km) ESE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 91.98 miles (148.02 km) ENE | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 97.66 miles (157.17 km) SW | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 97.84 miles (157.45 km) E | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,957.99 miles (19,244.47 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,941.33 miles (19,217.67 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,925.31 miles (19,191.89 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,924.18 miles (19,190.06 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,894.52 miles (19,142.33 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,886.11 miles (19,128.80 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,872.11 miles (19,106.26 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,865.67 miles (19,095.90 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,863.17 miles (19,091.87 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,857.70 miles (19,083.07 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,837.23 miles (19,050.13 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,828.86 miles (19,036.66 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,822.85 miles (19,026.99 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,822.35 miles (19,026.18 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,807.49 miles (19,002.27 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |