Nonstop flight route between Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Trenton, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR), Trenton, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,298 miles (or 5,308 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 Canadian Forces Base Trenton, 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 Canadian Forces Base Trenton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Swansea Airport (SWS):

• Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.
• 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 has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• The closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
• Swansea Airport was built on what was originally common land during World War II.
• 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 Welsh Assembly Government is currently conducting studies into improving the facilities at the airport as part of the transport infrastructure development strategy for the whole of Wales.

Facts about Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR):

• In 1929, 960 acres of farmland near Trenton were purchased by the federal government to establish a Royal Canadian Air Force station to be called RCAF Station Trenton.
• The closest airport to Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR) is Peterborough Airport (YPQ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of YTR.
• A new Material Distribution Centre opened on November 2, 2010.
• The furthest airport from Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,462 miles (18,446 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Canadian Forces Base Trenton (YTR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The RCAF operates the majority of its fixed-wing tactical airlift and all of its strategic airlift aircraft from CFB Trenton.
• The current commander of the base is Colonel David Lowthian, MSM.
• Because of Canadian Forces Base Trenton's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Canadian Forces Base Trenton 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.
• Construction of a new air traffic control tower was completed in July 2010.
• In addition to being known as "Canadian Forces Base Trenton", another name for YTR is "Trenton Airport".