Nonstop flight route between Relizane, Algeria and St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Relizane Airport (QZN), Relizane, Algeria and MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,100 miles (or 1,770 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 Relizane Airport and MoD St Athan, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Relizane Airport (QZN):

• The furthest airport from Relizane Airport (QZN) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Relizane Airport (meaning Relizane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Relizane Airport (QZN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Relizane Airport (QZN) is Ghriss Airport (MUW), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SW of QZN.
• Because of Relizane Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Relizane 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 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.
• The closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
• 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 only squadrons to operate out of St Athan on a regular basis are the University of Wales Air Squadron, flying Grob Tutors and No 634 Volunteer Gliding Squadron using Vigilant T.1s.
• The MOD continued to negotiate the project with the Metrix Consortium, but the price rose several times, reaching £14 billion in mid-2009.
• The station officially opened as RAF St Athan on 1 September 1938 and the first unit to take up residence was No 4 School of Technical Training.
• 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.