Nonstop flight route between Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL), Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,563 miles (or 7,343 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 Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport and Bristol Filton 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 Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport and Bristol Filton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNL / KFNL |
Airport Name: | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport |
Location: | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°27'6"N by 105°0'41"W |
Area Served: | Fort Collins / Loveland, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | Fort Collins & Loveland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5016 feet (1,529 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FNL |
More Information: | FNL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FZO / EGTG |
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Location: | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°31'9"N by 2°35'36"W |
Area Served: | Bristol |
Operator/Owner: | BAE Systems Aviation Services Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 225 feet (69 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FZO |
More Information: | FZO Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL):
- FNL is jointly owned and operated by the two cities of Loveland and Fort Collins.
- Because of Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,016 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FNL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FNL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Fort Collins–Loveland Municipal Airport is a public use airport located nine nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Fort Collins and northeast of Loveland, both cities in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
- The furthest airport from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,850 miles (17,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) is Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of FNL.
- Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) has 2 runways.
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- Companies within the boundary of the aerodrome are BAE Systems, Airbus, MBDA and Rolls-Royce, as well as a number of aircraft maintenance companies, flying schools and the South West of England Royal Mail letter sorting depot.
- In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
- The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Aircraft produced during WWII included the Blenheim, Beaufort, Beaufighter and Brigand.
- Because of Bristol Filton Airport's relatively low elevation of 225 feet, planes can take off or land at Bristol Filton 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 company grew rapidly during WWI, building thousands of Bristol Fighters and other aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,930 miles (19,200 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In 1960, an RAF Vulcan bomber, approaching from the west, landed at Filton in heavy rain.