Nonstop flight route between Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Gode, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Gode Airport (GDE), Gode, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,158 miles (or 6,692 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 Gode 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 Gode 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: | GDE / HAGO |
Airport Name: | Gode Airport |
Location: | Gode, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°56'7"N by 43°34'42"E |
Area Served: | Gode, Ethiopia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 830 feet (253 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GDE |
More Information: | GDE Maps & Info |
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.
- From 2008 to 2011 the airport was the base for the formation aerobatic team 'Team Osprey'.
- 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.
- Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.
- Located on the eastern part of the site is the airport's only terminal building with seats for 25 passengers.
- There has been widespread local opposition against the idea of further development of the airport.
- The 1990s saw the arrival of Heli-air Wales to the airport, and so began the era of Helicopter Training in South Wales.
- 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.
Facts about Gode Airport (GDE):
- The closest airport to Gode Airport (GDE) is Kabri Dar Airport (ABK), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) NE of GDE.
- The furthest airport from Gode Airport (GDE) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Gode Airport (meaning Gode Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,118 miles (19,502 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Gode Airport's relatively low elevation of 830 feet, planes can take off or land at Gode 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.
- Gode Airport (GDE) currently has only 1 runway.