Wales
Vale of Glamorgan
Llantwit Major

St Athan Royal Air Force Base

Ministry of Defence St Athan or MOD St Athan, formerly known as Royal Air Force St Athan, or more simply RAF St Athan, is a large Ministry of Defence unit near the village of in the , southern .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: UK military establishment in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
  • Also known as: “DGX”, “EGDX”, “EGSY”, “MOD St Athan”, “RAF St Athan”, “Saint Athan Airport”, and “St Athan RAFB”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Tathan’s Church and St Athan Library.

Church
Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.
St Tathan's Church is a medieval church in St. Athan, in the , . It is dedicated to Saint Tathan. The building's origins are probably 12th century, but there is little evidence of any 12th-century fabric remaining.

Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eglwys Brewis and St Athan.

Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the in south . It is located just to the north of the village of , south of and northeast of .

Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in the in . The village and its are dedicated to Saint Tathan. The church dates to the 13th–14th century, though an earlier church was dated to the Norman period.

Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village near West in the on the coast of .

St Athan Royal Air Force Base

Latitude
51.40436° or 51° 24′ 16″ north
Longitude
-3.43233° or 3° 25′ 56″ west
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
Operator
St Athan
IATA airport code
DGX
ICAO airport code
EGSY
Open location code
9C3RCH39+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 410991981
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6296584
Wiki­data ID
Q3565572
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“St Athan Royal Air Force Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “St Athan Royal Air Force Base”
  • Chinese: “聖安東基地”
  • Chinese: “聖安森國防部設施”
  • Chinese: “聖阿森國防部基地”
  • French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
  • French: “RAF St Athan”
  • German: “MOD St Athan”
  • Indonesian: “DGX”
  • Indonesian: “EGDX”
  • Japanese: “MODセントアサン”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Udara St Athan”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara St Athan”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه وزارت دفاع بریتانیا در سنت آتان”
  • Slovenian: “MOD St Athan”
  • Spanish: “RAF Station St Athan”
  • Swedish: “RAF St Athan”
  • Swedish: “St Athan Royal Air Force Base”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи визорат дифоъ биретонеё дар суннат отон”
  • Welsh: “Maes awyr Sain Tathan”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Sain Tathan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Thannas Court and Higher End.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include NPAS St Athan and Second Pitch.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St Athan Royal Air Force Base”. Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.