Nonstop flight route between Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand and Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(15°15'4"N by 104°52'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°23'48"N by 3°20'35"W)
Distance from UBP to CWL:
6,149.41 miles (9,896.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP), Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand and Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,149 miles (or 9,896 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UBP / VTUU |
| Airport Name: | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี |
| Location: | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°15'4"N by 104°52'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 406 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UBP |
| More Information: | UBP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWL / EGFF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°23'48"N by 3°20'35"W |
| Area Served: | Cardiff South Wales Mid Wales West Wales |
| Operator/Owner: | Welsh Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 220 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CWL |
| More Information: | CWL Maps & Info |
Facts about Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP):
- As well as being a commercial facility, Ubon Ratchathani Airport is also an active Royal Thai Air Force base, the home of 2nd Air Division/21st Wing Air Combat Command.
- The closest airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) is Savannakhet Airport (ZVK), which is located 90 miles (146 kilometers) N of UBP.
- The furthest airport from Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (meaning Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,967 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี's relatively low elevation of 406 feet, planes can take off or land at Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี 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 Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- It was announced on 13 April 2011 that Bmibaby were to close their base at the airport, along with their base at Manchester Airport in the following October in order to redeploy aircraft at their other bases, including the creation of a new operation at Belfast City Airport.
- Also in 1952 Aer Lingus started a service to Dublin.
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2006 the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair withdrew from the airport ending 5 years of service on the Cardiff to Dublin route daily.
- On 1 April 1965 the Ministry of Aviation handed over the airport to Glamorgan County Council and it was renamed Glamorgan Airport.
- Because of Cardiff Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Cardiff 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.
- In addition to being known as "Cardiff Airport", another name for CWL is "Maes Awyr Caerdydd".
- The furthest airport from Cardiff Airport (CWL) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- On 27 March 2013, the Welsh Government announced it had purchased the Cardiff International Airport Ltd from TBI Ltd as a going concern for £52,000,000.
- In early December 2013 Flybe announced it would drop its Paris and Glasgow services with effect from January 2014.
- The closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of CWL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 90.49 miles (145.64 km) N | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos |     |
| 2 | 107.95 miles (173.72 km) W | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 3 | 145.55 miles (234.24 km) SSW | Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
| 4 | 148.12 miles (238.37 km) N | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 5 | 162.12 miles (260.90 km) WNW | Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| 6 | 171.89 miles (276.63 km) W | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |
| 7 | 176.08 miles (283.38 km) SE | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 8 | 185.32 miles (298.24 km) SW | Battambang Airport (BBM) | Battambang, Cambodia | |
| 9 | 193.52 miles (311.44 km) SSW | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 202.03 miles (325.14 km) NW | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand | |
| 11 | 204.38 miles (328.91 km) ENE | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 208.04 miles (334.81 km) S | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| 13 | 228.17 miles (367.20 km) ENE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 243.07 miles (391.19 km) NW | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos | |
| 15 | 246.56 miles (396.80 km) NNE | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,407.14 miles (19,967.31 km) SSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,309.71 miles (19,810.50 km) SE | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,279.23 miles (19,761.46 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,279.23 miles (19,761.46 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,277.33 miles (19,758.40 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,196.06 miles (19,627.61 km) S | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,192.84 miles (19,622.42 km) WSW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,189.28 miles (19,616.69 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,176.92 miles (19,596.80 km) SSE | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 10 | 12,134.45 miles (19,528.45 km) SW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,105.23 miles (19,481.43 km) W | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,058.59 miles (19,406.37 km) S | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,054.46 miles (19,399.72 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,054.46 miles (19,399.72 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,020.49 miles (19,345.06 km) S | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.03 miles (6.48 km) W | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 26.93 miles (43.34 km) E | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 33.37 miles (53.71 km) ENE | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 34.33 miles (55.25 km) WNW | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 45.86 miles (73.80 km) S | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 58.61 miles (94.32 km) E | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 69.61 miles (112.02 km) ENE | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 75.04 miles (120.77 km) SSW | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 75.67 miles (121.78 km) WNW | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 77.83 miles (125.26 km) ESE | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 79.41 miles (127.80 km) ENE | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 91.42 miles (147.12 km) ESE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 91.98 miles (148.02 km) ENE | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 97.66 miles (157.17 km) SW | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 97.84 miles (157.45 km) E | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,957.99 miles (19,244.47 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,941.33 miles (19,217.67 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,925.31 miles (19,191.89 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,924.18 miles (19,190.06 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,894.52 miles (19,142.33 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,886.11 miles (19,128.80 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,872.11 miles (19,106.26 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,865.67 miles (19,095.90 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,863.17 miles (19,091.87 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,857.70 miles (19,083.07 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,837.23 miles (19,050.13 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,828.86 miles (19,036.66 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,822.85 miles (19,026.99 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,822.35 miles (19,026.18 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,807.49 miles (19,002.27 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |