Nonstop flight route between Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Barinas Airport (BNS), Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,736 miles (or 7,622 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 Swansea Airport and Barinas 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 Swansea Airport and Barinas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWS / EGFH |
Airport Name: | Swansea Airport |
Location: | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°36'19"N by 4°4'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Swansea Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 299 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWS |
More Information: | SWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNS / SVBI |
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Location: | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°37'9"N by 70°13'14"W |
Area Served: | Barinas, Venezuela |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 666 feet (203 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNS |
More Information: | BNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Swansea Airport (SWS):
- 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.
- Swansea Airport has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
- Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
- Located on the eastern part of the site is the airport's only terminal building with seats for 25 passengers.
- 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.
- There has been widespread local opposition against the idea of further development of the airport.
Facts about Barinas Airport (BNS):
- Because of Barinas Airport's relatively low elevation of 666 feet, planes can take off or land at Barinas 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.
- Barinas Airport (BNS) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Barinas Airport", another name for BNS is "Aeropuerto de Barinas".
- The furthest airport from Barinas Airport (BNS) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to Barinas Airport (meaning Barinas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Barinas Airport (BNS) is Guanare Airport (GUQ), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) NE of BNS.