United Kingdom flag Cardiff Airport (CWL)

Country United Kingdom | Europe | Tourism Airport | IATA: CWL | ICAO: EGFF | Elevation 220 ft · 67 m | Local time —

Destinations
30
Flights / day
13
Busiest route
Amsterdam
Top airline
TUI Airways

Cardiff Airport averages 13 flights per day to 30 destinations, with five domestic routes and 25 international routes. A total of 11 airlines operate at CWL, led by TUI Airways. This airport provides direct service to 12 countries across one continent, with Spain representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Cardiff connects to Larnarca, with a typical flight time of 5 hr 5 mins. Updated: October 1, 2026

Route Network

Cardiff Airport connects 30 destinations worldwide, with Amsterdam standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Larnarca, and the shortest flight is to Birmingham.

Netherlands flag Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands 1 airline
1 hr 30 mins
351 mi · 566 km
2
per day
Spain flag Málaga (AGP) – Spain 3 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,019 mi · 1,640 km
2
per day
Spain flag Alicante (ALC) – Spain 3 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
916 mi · 1,474 km
1
per day
United Kingdom flag Belfast (BHD) – United Kingdom 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
246 mi · 396 km
1
per day
Ireland flag Dublin (DUB) – Ireland 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
186 mi · 300 km
1
per day
Portugal flag Faro (FAO) – Portugal 2 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,019 mi · 1,640 km
5
per week
Spain flag Mallorca (PMI) – Spain 1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
869 mi · 1,399 km
4
per week
United Kingdom flag Staverton (GLO) – United Kingdom 2 airlines
—
CWL → GLO
4
per week
Türkiye flag Antalya (AYT) – Türkiye 1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,941 mi · 3,124 km
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Birmingham (BHX) – United Kingdom 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
100 mi · 161 km
2
per week
Tunisia flag Enfidha (NBE) – Tunisia 1 airline
3 hr 30 mins
1,258 mi · 2,024 km
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Kidlington (OXF) – United Kingdom 2 airlines
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CWL → OXF
2
per week
Greece flag Kos Island (KGS) – Greece 1 airline
—
CWL → KGS
2
per week
Spain flag Lanzarote (ACE) – Spain 1 airline
4 hr 30 mins
1,639 mi · 2,638 km
2
per week
Spain flag Menorca (MAH) – Spain 1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
876 mi · 1,409 km
2
per week
Greece flag Rodes Island (RHO) – Greece 1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,854 mi · 2,984 km
2
per week
Bulgaria flag Burgas (BOJ) – Bulgaria 1 airline
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CWL → BOJ
1
per week
Türkiye flag Dalaman (DLM) – Türkiye 1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,868 mi · 3,006 km
1
per week
Croatia flag Dubrovnik (DBV) – Croatia 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,181 mi · 1,901 km
1
per week
Spain flag Gran Canaria (LPA) – Spain 1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,738 mi · 2,797 km
1
per week
Greece flag Heraklion (HER) – Greece 1 airline
4 hr 25 mins
1,793 mi · 2,885 km
1
per week
Spain flag Ibiza (IBZ) – Spain 1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
895 mi · 1,440 km
1
per week
Greece flag Kerkyra Island (CFU) – Greece 1 airline
—
CWL → CFU
1
per week
Cyprus flag Larnarca (LCA) – Cyprus 1 airline
5 hr 5 mins
2,152 mi · 3,464 km
1
per week
Portugal flag Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal 1 airline
—
CWL → LIS
1
per week
Cyprus flag Paphos (PFO) – Cyprus 1 airline
5 hr 0 mins
2,113 mi · 3,401 km
1
per week
Jersey flag St Helier (JER) – Jersey 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
159 mi · 257 km
1
per week
United Kingdom flag St. Athan (DGX) – United Kingdom 1 airline
—
CWL → DGX
1
per week
Spain flag Tenerife (South) (TFS) – Spain 1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,754 mi · 2,822 km
1
per week
Greece flag Zakynthos Island (ZTH) – Greece 1 airline
—
CWL → ZTH
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 1, 2026.

Cardiff Airport is served by 11 airlines, with TUI Airways in the lead at 57% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 76% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of six airlines operate international routes, compared with six airlines serving domestic routes. TUI Airways is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Larnarca with a flight time of 5 hrs 5 mins.

TUI Airways (21 routes)
Ryanair (5 routes)
Vueling (2 routes)
Aeros Flight Training (2 routes)
KLM (1 routes)
Aer Lingus (1 routes)
EXM (1 routes)
Excellent Air (1 routes)
LDG (1 routes)
Klasjet (1 routes)
VIP (1 routes)

Cardiff Airport provides direct service to 12 countries across one continent. The route network is 17% domestic and 83% international. Spain is the primary international destination.

Spain - 4/day
Netherlands - 2/day
United Kingdom - 2/day
Ireland - 1/day
Portugal - 1/day
Greece - 1/day
Türkiye - 0/day
Tunisia - 0/day
Bulgaria - 0/day
Croatia - 0/day
Cyprus - 0/day
Jersey - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
on-time
1 min (-100%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
on-time
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24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 7

2026

02:00 - 03:00

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Cancelled
0

Oct 7

2026

01:00 - 02:00

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Oct 7

2026

00:00 - 01:00

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Oct 6

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Oct 6

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
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1 min late
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0

Oct 6

2026

21:00 - 22:00

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1 min late
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Oct 6

2026

20:00 - 21:00

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Oct 6

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19:00 - 20:00

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Oct 6

2026

18:00 - 19:00

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Oct 6

2026

17:00 - 18:00

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Oct 6

2026

16:00 - 17:00

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Oct 6

2026

15:00 - 16:00

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Oct 6

2026

14:00 - 15:00

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Oct 6

2026

13:00 - 14:00

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Oct 6

2026

12:00 - 13:00

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Oct 6

2026

11:00 - 12:00

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Oct 6

2026

10:00 - 11:00

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Oct 6

2026

09:00 - 10:00

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Oct 6

2026

08:00 - 09:00

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Oct 6

2026

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2026

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2026

03:00 - 04:00

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Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
1 min late
1 min (-57.4%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
on-time
min (-209.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 6

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
2 min late
min (-23.3%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
on-time
min (+572.4%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Oct 6

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
1 min late
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on-time
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0

Oct 4

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on-time
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1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

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on-time
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1 min late
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Oct 2

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2 min late
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1 min early
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Oct 1

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 30

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
1 min late
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on-time
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0

Sep 28

2026

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on-time
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Sep 27

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1 min late
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Sep 26

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1 min late
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Sep 25

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Sep 24

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6 min late
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Sep 23

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Sep 22

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Sep 21

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Sep 20

2026

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on-time
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3 min early
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Sep 19

2026

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Sep 18

2026

Departure
on-time
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7 min late
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Sep 17

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1 min late
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Sep 16

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Sep 15

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Sep 14

2026

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1 min late
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Sep 13

2026

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1 min late
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Sep 12

2026

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2 min late
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Sep 11

2026

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2 min late
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5 min late
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Sep 10

2026

Departure
8 min late
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on-time
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Sep 9

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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Sep 8

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 7

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#860 (13 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#580 (30 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
7,703 ft 2,348 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt
7,703 ft 2,348 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt

Runway Length

92 aircraft cannot operate at Cardiff Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 7,703 ft (2,348 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Lockheed L-1011 Tristar 1 7,710 ft 2,350 m 6,430 ft 1,960 m
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 200 7,710 ft 2,350 m 6,430 ft 1,960 m
Ilyushin Il-96 300 7,808 ft 2,380 m 2,822 ft 860 m
Airbus A300-600 7,808 ft 2,380 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-88 7,874 ft 2,400 m 5,200 ft 1,585 m
Boeing 747 Supertanker 7,874 ft 2,400 m 6,135 ft 1,870 m
Boeing 767-300 7,900 ft 2,408 m 5,899 ft 1,798 m
Boeing 767 Freighter 7,900 ft 2,408 m 6,001 ft 1,829 m
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 7,959 ft 2,426 m 5,689 ft 1,734 m
Boeing 777 VIP 7,999 ft 2,438 m 5,098 ft 1,554 m
Airbus A350-800 7,999 ft 2,438 m 3,999 ft 1,219 m
Boeing 777-200ER 7,999 ft 2,438 m 5,098 ft 1,554 m
Airbus A350-900 7,999 ft 2,438 m 3,999 ft 1,219 m
Tupolev Tu-134 8,005 ft 2,440 m 4,396 ft 1,340 m
Boeing 737-800 BBJ2 8,182 ft 2,494 m 4,501 ft 1,372 m
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 8,199 ft 2,499 m 3,501 ft 1,067 m
Boeing BBJ MAX 9 8,199 ft 2,499 m 4,114 ft 1,254 m
Boeing E-3 D Sentry 8,202 ft 2,500 m 3,609 ft 1,100 m
Airbus A330 MRTT 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,741 ft 1,750 m
Tupolev Tu-114 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Boeing 737 MAX 8 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Vickers VC10 8,281 ft 2,524 m 6,381 ft 1,945 m
Boeing 737 Convertible 8,284 ft 2,525 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 737-400 8,333 ft 2,540 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 4,701 ft 1,433 m 8,366 ft 2,550 m
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Airbus A350-1000 8,530 ft 2,600 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
Boeing 737 MAX 10 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,098 ft 2,773 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Cardiff (IATA: CWL) operates around 13 flights per day to 30 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 5 domestic and 25 international routes, with TUI Airways as the leading carrier and Amsterdam currently the busiest connection. From CWL, passengers can reach 12 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,348 m (7,703 ft).

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