Nonstop flight route between Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines and St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naga Airport (WNP), Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines and MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,930 miles (or 11,153 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 Naga Airport and MoD St Athan, 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 Naga Airport and MoD St Athan. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WNP / RPUN |
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Location: | Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°35'4"N by 123°16'11"E |
Area Served: | Naga City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 142 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WNP |
More Information: | WNP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGX / EGDX |
Airport Name: | MoD St Athan |
Location: | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°24'16"N by 3°26'8"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 163 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DGX |
More Information: | DGX Maps & Info |
Facts about Naga Airport (WNP):
- Naga Airport handled 87,168 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Naga Airport (WNP) is Bagasbas Airport (DTE), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNW of WNP.
- Naga Airport (WNP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Naga Airport (WNP) is Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), which is nearly antipodal to Naga Airport (meaning Naga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Rondon International Airport), and is located 12,288 miles (19,776 kilometers) away in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Naga Airport", another name for WNP is "Paliparan ng Naga Palayogan nin Naga".
- Because of Naga Airport's relatively low elevation of 142 feet, planes can take off or land at Naga 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 MoD St Athan (DGX):
- The MOD later decided that DARA's 'Fast Jets' and 'Engines' businesses would close by April 2007, although the 'Large Aircraft' business would continue and, on 14 April 2005, the Project Red Dragon super-hangar opened and DARA moved its VC10 operations from its existing 'Twin Peaks' hangar into the new facility.
- The new academy was claimed to create up to 5000 jobs at St Athan with a £14 billion investment over 25 years with an estimated £57.4 million spent into the local economy.
- Because of MoD St Athan's relatively low elevation of 163 feet, planes can take off or land at MoD St Athan 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.
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
- The furthest airport from MoD St Athan (DGX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- During the 1960s, a driving school was established.