Nonstop flight route between St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between MoD St Athan (DGX), St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom and Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM), Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,355 miles (or 5,399 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 Monmouth Executive 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 Monmouth Executive 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: | BLM / KBLM |
Airport Name: | Monmouth Executive Airport |
Location: | Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'12"N by 74°7'27"W |
Area Served: | Belmar / Farmingdale, New Jersey |
Operator/Owner: | Wall Herald Corp. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLM |
More Information: | BLM Maps & Info |
Facts about MoD St Athan (DGX):
- The training to be carried out at St Athan was to be specialist phase 2 and phase 3 engineering courses of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM):
- Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) has 2 runways.
- On February 15, 2010, a small aircraft, identified as a Cessna 337, crashed on approach to the airport, killing all five people on board.
- Monmouth Executive Airport covers an area of 850 acres at an elevation of 153 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Monmouth Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Monmouth Executive 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 Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of BLM.
- The furthest airport from Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,770 miles (18,942 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.