Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Centralia, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE), Centralia, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,552 miles (or 5,716 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 Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome, 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 Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• 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.
• Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1960 the British Aircraft Corporation took over the aircraft interests of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
• The three-bay Brabazon Hangar was built in the late 1940s under the direction of T.
• During World War I, RFC Filton was mainly used as an aircraft acceptance facility.
• In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
• 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 closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE):

• The furthest airport from Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,335 miles (18,242 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 824 feet, planes can take off or land at Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome 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 Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE) is London international Airport (YXU), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SE of YCE.
• Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE) has 2 runways.