Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Zahedan, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Zahedan Airport (ZAH), Zahedan, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,536 miles (or 5,691 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 Zahedan 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 Zahedan 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):

• The first flight of the Concorde 002 prototype took place on 9 April 1969 at 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.
• 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.
• Aeroengine production started north of Filton Aerodrome, with the acquisition of Cosmos Engineering in 1920.
• 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.
• 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".
• On 3 December 1962, Bristol Siddeley Engines were using Vulcan XA894 as a flying test bed for the Olympus 22R, which was designed specifically to power the ill-fated BAC TSR-2 bomber.
• The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.

Facts about Zahedan Airport (ZAH):

• The furthest airport from Zahedan Airport (ZAH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Zahedan Airport (ZAH) is Zaranj Airport (ZAJ), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) NNE of ZAH.
• Because of Zahedan Airport's high elevation of 4,564 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZAH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZAH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Zahedan Airport (ZAH) currently has only 1 runway.