Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Hinton, Alberta, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP), Hinton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,282 miles (or 6,892 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 Hinton/Jasper-Hinton 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 Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport. 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 late 1940s and early 1950s, BAC branched out into the development and production of pre-fabricated buildings, plastics, helicopters, guided weapons, luxury cars, gas turbines and ramjet motors.
• The 1960s and 1970s saw the development and production of Concorde at Filton and a further extension of the Filton runway.
• 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.
• Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
• A flying school was located on the northern side of the airfield.
• 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.

Facts about Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP):

• The closest airport to Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) is Jasper Airport (YJA), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of YJP.
• Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport", another name for YJP is "CEC4".
• Because of Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport's high elevation of 4,006 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YJP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YJP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,328 miles (16,622 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.