Cardiff, United Kingdom
| IATA Code | CWL |
|---|---|
| ICAO Code | EGFF |
| City | Cardiff |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Time Zone | Europe/London |
| Coordinates | 51.3967, -3.3433 |
| Elevation | 220 ft / 67 m above sea level |
| State/Region | Wales |
The same availability check looks different depending on the GDS in front of you. Here's the pattern for a generic search into CWL, using CWL as the destination:
Amadeus: AN15JULLHRCWL Sabre: A15JUNLHRCWL Galileo: A/15JUNLHRCWL
Swap in the actual origin code and date for a live search — the structure (date, then city pair) stays the same across systems.
Real, calculated straight-line distances (great-circle) and a rough nonstop flight-time estimate:
| Hub | Distance | Est. Flight Time |
|---|---|---|
LHR (London) | 200 km / 125 mi | ≈ 0.2h nonstop |
JFK (New York) | 5,351 km / 3,325 mi | ≈ 6.3h nonstop |
DXB (Dubai) | 5,694 km / 3,538 mi | ≈ 6.7h nonstop |
SIN (Singapore) | 11,078 km / 6,884 mi | ≈ 13.0h nonstop |
SYD (Sydney) | 17,195 km / 10,684 mi | ≈ 20.2h nonstop |
Flight time is a rough estimate based on typical long-haul cruise speed — actual routing, wind, and aircraft type will change the real duration.
London is the closest of the listed hubs to CWL, at roughly 0.2 hours nonstop, while Sydney is the furthest, at roughly 20.2 hours. When an itinerary routes a client through CWL as a connection point rather than a final destination, it's worth confirming minimum connection time directly with the airport or airline — this varies by terminal and by whether the connection involves a change of airline alliance.
The main IATA airport code for Cardiff is CWL — Cardiff Airport.
Cardiff Airport operates on Europe/London time.
In a flight segment line, CWL appears as the three-letter origin or destination code, e.g. a route shown as ...CWL... in Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, or Worldspan.
Of the reference hubs listed on this page, London is the closest to CWL, at an estimated 0.2 hours nonstop flight time.
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