Nonstop flight route between Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Tsaratanana, Madagascar.:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Airport (BRS), Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Tsaratanana Airport (TTS), Tsaratanana, Madagascar. would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,597 miles (or 9,008 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 Bristol Airport and Tsaratanana 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 Bristol Airport and Tsaratanana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRS / EGGD |
Airport Name: | Bristol Airport |
Location: | Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°22'58"N by 2°43'9"W |
Area Served: | Bristol Gloucestershire Somerset |
Operator/Owner: | South West Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 622 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRS |
More Information: | BRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TTS / |
Airport Name: | Tsaratanana Airport |
Location: | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°45'0"S by 47°37'1"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from TTS |
More Information: | TTS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bristol Airport (BRS):
- Bristol Airport handled 6,131,896 passengers last year.
- In mid-1997 the airport's name was changed to Bristol International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Bristol Airport (BRS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,941 miles (19,217 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In 1941 RAF Fighter Command planned to use the airfield for an experimental unit, and after requisitioning land from several adjacent farms, contracted George Wimpey and Company to begin work on 11 June 1941.
- By 1980, although 17 charter airlines were operating from the airport, it was making a loss.
- Bristol Airport (BRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Whitchurch airport continued to be used after World War II, but the introduction of heavier post-war airliners made a runway extension highly desirable.
- Because of Bristol Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Bristol 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.
- On 6 February 1945, 1540 BATF left for RAF Weston Zoyland.
- In March 2010, the airport was rebranded as Bristol Airport.
- The closest airport to Bristol Airport (BRS) is Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of BRS.
- Bristol Airport is located on the A38, 8 mi southwest of Bristol city centre.
Facts about Tsaratanana Airport (TTS):
- The closest airport to Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) is Port Bergé Airport (WPB), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) N of TTS.
- The furthest airport from Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,032 miles (17,754 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- Because of Tsaratanana Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tsaratanana 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.