Nonstop flight route between Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Gore, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cardiff Airport (CWL), Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom and Gore Airport (GOR), Gore, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,712 miles (or 5,974 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 Cardiff Airport and Gore 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 Cardiff Airport and Gore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWL / EGFF |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOR / HAGR |
Airport Name: | Gore Airport |
Location: | Gore, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°9'42"N by 35°33'9"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from GOR |
More Information: | GOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Cardiff Airport (CWL):
- Cardiff Airport handled 1,072,062 passengers last year.
- The airport is not only the main maintenance base for British Airways but also home to a variety of aerospace-oriented firms and colleges, and therefore a major contributor to the economic development of the region.
- The closest airport to Cardiff Airport (CWL) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) W of CWL.
- 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.
- 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".
- Also in 1952 Aer Lingus started a service to Dublin.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The nationalisation of Cardiff Airport was criticised by the owners of Bristol Airport, who claimed that the £52 million paid for the airport was well over market value, and are worried about what they claim is the possibility of state subsidy to Cardiff Airport.
- It was announced on 28 October 2011, that Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling are to open a new route to Barcelona commencing 27 March 2012 operating the route three times per week.
- In April 1995, due to planned Local Government re-organisation in Wales, the Airport Company was privatised, with shares being sold to property and development firm, TBI plc, which has now been converted back to a private company called TBI Ltd and is concessionary to Orlando Sanford International Airport.
Facts about Gore Airport (GOR):
- The furthest airport from Gore Airport (GOR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Gore Airport (meaning Gore Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,050 miles (19,392 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Gore Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Gore 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 closest airport to Gore Airport (GOR) is Dembidolo Airport (DEM), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of GOR.