Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Porto Velho, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH), Porto Velho, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,515 miles (or 8,876 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 Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte), 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 Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
• 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 closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
• Before World War II, there were only grass runways at Filton.
• 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 1954 BAC opened a technical college for apprentices and trainees at the bottom of Filton Hill.
• Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Aeroengine production started north of Filton Aerodrome, with the acquisition of Cosmos Engineering in 1920.

Facts about Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH):

• Because of Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte)'s relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) 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.
• Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) handled 1,050,682 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is located 118 miles (189 kilometers) NNW of PVH.
• In addition to being known as "Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte)", another name for PVH is "Aeroporto Internacional de Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira (Belmonte)".
• The furthest airport from Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) is Kudat Airport (KUD), which is nearly antipodal to Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (meaning Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kudat Airport), and is located 12,303 miles (19,800 kilometers) away in Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia.
• The airport was opened on April 16, 1969 as a replacement to Caiari Airport, which was then closed.
• Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Some of its facilities are shared with the Porto Velho Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.