Nonstop flight route between Yangon, Myanmar and Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yangon International Airport (RGN), Yangon, Myanmar and Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,731 miles (or 9,224 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 Yangon International Airport and Swansea 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 Yangon International Airport and Swansea Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Yangon International Airport (RGN):

• Yangon International Airport (RGN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The New Terminal Under Construction
• A modernization programme launched in April 2003 has so far resulted in a new terminal and an extended 11,200-foot runway.
• The closest airport to Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Pathein Airport (BSX), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) W of RGN.
• The furthest airport from Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,882 miles (19,123 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Because of Yangon International Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Yangon 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.
• Yangon International Airport handled 3,100,000 passengers last year.
• During World War II, the airfield served as an operating base for fighter aircraft from the 3rd Squadron, 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force.

Facts about Swansea Airport (SWS):

• The closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
• Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.
• The fire brigade at Swansea is CAT 1, and able to do CAT 2 on request.
• The furthest airport from Swansea Airport (SWS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,966 miles (19,257 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• From 2008 to 2011 the airport was the base for the formation aerobatic team 'Team Osprey'.
• The airport was, for a short time, the headquarters of Air Wales before they ceased all operations from the airport to focus on more popular routes from Cardiff International Airport, although before their demise, the headquarters remained in Swansea, instead at a city-centre location.
• Because of Swansea Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Swansea 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.