Nonstop flight route between Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Dundo, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Dundo Airport (DUE), Dundo, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,336 miles (or 6,978 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 Dundo 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 Dundo 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: | DUE / FNDU |
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Location: | Dundo, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°24'2"S by 20°49'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2451 feet (747 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUE |
More Information: | DUE 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
- From 2008 to 2011 the airport was the base for the formation aerobatic team 'Team Osprey'.
- Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.
- Swansea Airport was built on what was originally common land during World War II.
- The fire brigade at Swansea is CAT 1, and able to do CAT 2 on request.
- The aerodrome fulfilled a variety of military roles during World War II, with the addition of an Armament Practice Camp in October 1943 which expanded into an Armament Practice Station in July 1945 following which it went into 'care and maintenance' in October 1946.
- 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.
Facts about Dundo Airport (DUE):
- In addition to being known as "Dundo Airport", another name for DUE is "Dundo Airport (Dundo)".
- The closest airport to Dundo Airport (DUE) is Nzagi Airport (NZA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of DUE.
- The furthest airport from Dundo Airport (DUE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Dundo Airport (meaning Dundo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,042 miles (19,380 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Dundo Airport (DUE) currently has only 1 runway.