Nonstop flight route between St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Dhanbad, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Dhanbad Airport (DBD), Dhanbad, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,941 miles (or 7,951 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 MoD St Athan and Dhanbad 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 MoD St Athan and Dhanbad Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DBD / VEDB |
Airport Name: | Dhanbad Airport |
Location: | Dhanbad, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'2"N by 86°25'31"E |
Area Served: | Dhanbad |
Operator/Owner: | Jharkhand Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 847 feet (258 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DBD |
More Information: | DBD Maps & Info |
Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):
- 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.
- In 2009 building work was due to commence on a new defence training academy with its heart at St Athan.
- The two cadet passengers were cousins and were named as Katie Jo Davies, 15, and Nikitta Walters, 14.
- MOD St Athan is a large Ministry of Defence unit near the village of St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, southern Wales.
- MoD St Athan (DGX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- During the 1960s, a driving school was established.
- RAF St Athan was also home for the Royal Air Force Administrative Apprentice Training School.
Facts about Dhanbad Airport (DBD):
- Because of Dhanbad Airport's relatively low elevation of 847 feet, planes can take off or land at Dhanbad 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 furthest airport from Dhanbad Airport (DBD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,423 miles (18,383 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Dhanbad Airport (DBD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dhanbad Airport (DBD) is Sonari Airport (IXW), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SSW of DBD.