Nonstop flight route between North Bend, Oregon, United States and St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH), North Bend, Oregon, United States and MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,992 miles (or 8,033 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 Southwest Oregon Regional 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 Southwest Oregon Regional 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: | OTH / KOTH |
Airport Name: | Southwest Oregon Regional Airport |
Location: | North Bend, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°25'1"N by 124°15'46"W |
Operator/Owner: | Coos County Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OTH |
More Information: | OTH 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 Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH):
- Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) has 2 runways.
- The North Bend/Coos Bay Airport opened in 1932.The U.S.
- The furthest airport from Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,073 miles (17,821 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) is Bandon State Airport (BDY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of OTH.
- It is the only commercial airport on the Oregon Coast and is served by "United Airlines" and SeaPort Airlines.
- Because of Southwest Oregon Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Oregon 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 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.
- In 2006, the Special Forces Support Group was raised at St Athan and the Welsh Guards returned to London.
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the 1960s, a driving school was established.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 26 August 1993 an ATC civilian instructor was seriously injured and the RAF Volunteer Reserve pilot, Group Captain Roger Sweatman, was killed when their Chipmunk trainer, on an air experience flight, crashed after encountering difficulties during a simulated emergency low-height manoeuvre on take-off.
- 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.