Nonstop flight route between Osorno, Chile and St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS), Osorno, Chile and MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,608 miles (or 12,244 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 Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert 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 Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert 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: | ZOS / SCJO |
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Location: | Osorno, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°36'41"S by 73°3'38"W |
Area Served: | Osorno, Chile |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 187 feet (57 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZOS |
More Information: | ZOS 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 Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS):
- The furthest airport from Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) is Wuhai Airport (WUA), which is nearly antipodal to Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (meaning Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuhai Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,923 kilometers) away in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China.
- The closest airport to Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) is Frutillar Airport (FRT), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of ZOS.
- In addition to being known as "Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport", another name for ZOS is "Aeródromo Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert".
- Because of Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport's relatively low elevation of 187 feet, planes can take off or land at Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert 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.
- Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the war a dummy airfield was built using wood and cardboard a few miles west of the original airfield and successful efforts were made to hide the proper field.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to MoD St Athan (DGX) is Cardiff Airport (CWL), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) E of DGX.
- 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.
- 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.