Nonstop flight route between Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas and Bristol, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Duncan Town Airport (DCT), Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas and Bristol Airport (BRS), Bristol, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,309 miles (or 6,935 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 Duncan Town Airport and Bristol 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 Duncan Town Airport and Bristol Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCT / MYRD |
Airport Name: | Duncan Town Airport |
Location: | Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°10'54"N by 75°43'45"W |
Area Served: | Ragged Island, Bahamas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCT |
More Information: | DCT Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Duncan Town Airport (DCT):
- Duncan Town Airport (DCT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Duncan Town Airport (DCT) is Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NNE of DCT.
- The furthest airport from Duncan Town Airport (DCT) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 11,813 miles (19,011 kilometers) away in Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Duncan Town Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Duncan Town 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.
Facts about Bristol Airport (BRS):
- 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 closest airport to Bristol Airport (BRS) is Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of BRS.
- Whitchurch airport continued to be used after World War II, but the introduction of heavier post-war airliners made a runway extension highly desirable.
- In 2012 BMI Regional established a base at the airport.
- Bristol Airport handled 6,131,896 passengers last year.
- During World War II, Whitchurch was the main civil airport remaining operational.
- 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, located at Lulsgate Bottom in North Somerset, is the commercial airport serving the city of Bristol, England, and the surrounding area.
- Bristol Airport (BRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Airports Act 1986 required every municipal airport with a turnover greater than £1 million to be turned into a public limited company.
- 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.