Nonstop flight route between Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Limbe, Cameroon:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Airport (BRS), Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Limbe Airport (VCC), Limbe, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,344 miles (or 5,382 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 Limbe 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 Limbe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bristol Airport (BRS):

• The closest airport to Bristol Airport (BRS) is Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of BRS.
• In March 2010, the airport was rebranded as Bristol 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.
• Bristol Airport does not operate any jetways, so aircraft have to park on the apron and passengers either walk out to their flights or are carried by bus.
• In response to the UK Governments's 2003 White Paper The Future of Air Transport, the airport published a Master Plan for expansion over the period 2006–2030.
• During World War II, Whitchurch was the main civil airport remaining operational.
• In addition to the purchase price of £55,000, the city spent a further £200,000 by 1958 on building the terminal and other development.
• From 1948, the site was the home of the Bristol Gliding Club.
• In mid-1997 the airport's name was changed to Bristol International Airport.
• In 1962 a new control tower was built, and in 1965 the runway was lengthened and extensions were made to the terminal.
• 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.
• The airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction.
• Bristol Airport handled 6,131,896 passengers last year.
• Bristol Airport (BRS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Limbe Airport (VCC):

• Because of Limbe Airport's relatively low elevation of 381 feet, planes can take off or land at Limbe 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 Limbe Airport (VCC) is Douala International Airport (DLA), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of VCC.
• The furthest airport from Limbe Airport (VCC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Limbe Airport (meaning Limbe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,844 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• In addition to being known as "Limbe Airport", another name for VCC is "Limbe Airport (Limbe)".