Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Fontanges, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Fontages Airport (YFG), Fontanges, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,742 miles (or 4,413 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 Fontages 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 Fontages 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: | YFG / |
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Location: | Fontanges, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°33'14"N by 71°10'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Hydro-Québec |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1550 feet (472 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YFG |
More Information: | YFG Maps & Info |
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1958 the aero engine interests of the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Armstrong Siddeley were amalgamated to form Bristol Siddeley Engines.
- 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 addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
- From 1929 the 501 Squadron was based at RAF Filton.
- The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of 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.
- Before D-Day, US-manufactured aircraft were assembled at Filton Aerodrome, from assemblies imported via Avonmouth docks.
- On 26 November 2003, Concorde 216 made the final ever Concorde flight from Heathrow, passing over the Bay of Biscay before making a low pass over Bristol and finally returning to Filton where it is now maintained on a temporary apron, although has not been open to the public as a visitor attraction since 2010.
Facts about Fontages Airport (YFG):
- Fontages Airport (YFG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Fontages Airport", another name for YFG is "CTU2".
- The closest airport to Fontages Airport (YFG) is La Grande-4 Airport (YAH), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WSW of YFG.
- The furthest airport from Fontages Airport (YFG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,015 miles (17,726 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.