Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW), Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,831 miles (or 6,166 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 Filton Airport and Kenosha Regional 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 Filton Airport and Kenosha Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENW / KENW |
Airport Name: | Kenosha Regional Airport |
Location: | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°35'44"N by 87°55'40"W |
Area Served: | Kenosha, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kenosha |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 742 feet (226 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ENW |
More Information: | ENW Maps & Info |
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
- Filton's runway is one of the widest, at 91 m and is a considerable length at 2,467 m long, having been extended first for the maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon airliner in 1949 and again in the late 1960s for Concorde.
- In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
- During the early 1950s, British Overseas Airways Corporation flew their Lockheed Constellations and Boeing Stratocruisers into Filton to be serviced in the newly completed Brabazon Hangar, then the largest hangar in the world.
- After the disbanding of 501 squadron, Bristol Siddeley Engine apprentices used Barnwell Hall for accommodation and Bristol University Air Squadron continued to use some of the RAF facilities.
- The company grew rapidly during WWI, building thousands of Bristol Fighters and other aircraft.
- During the late 1990s and up to 2010 Douglas DC8 and Boeing 747-200 aircraft flew regularly in and out of Filton, as at the time Filton was the maintenance base for MK Airlines.
- 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.
- Before WWII there was a belief that German bombers had insufficient range to reach Filton, however, the invasion of France by the Nazis in 1940 changed the situation.
- 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.
- The manufacture of aeroplanes started in 1910, when Sir George White, the owner of Bristol Tramways, established the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company in the maintenance sheds of Bristol Tramways.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Before World War II, there were only grass runways at Filton.
Facts about Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW):
- Because of Kenosha Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 742 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenosha Regional 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 furthest airport from Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,057 miles (17,795 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport has three runways.
- Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) is Waukegan National Airport (UGN), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of ENW.
- Kenosha Regional Airport covers an area of 959 acres at an elevation of 742 feet above mean sea level.