Nonstop flight route between Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY), Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,465 miles (or 5,577 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 Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport and Bristol Filton 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 Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport and Bristol Filton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSY / CYSY |
Airport Name: | Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport |
Location: | Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 71°59'36"N by 125°14'29"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 283 feet (86 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YSY |
More Information: | YSY Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY):
- The closest airport to Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 184 miles (296 kilometers) S of YSY.
- The furthest airport from Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,780 miles (15,739 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport's relatively low elevation of 283 feet, planes can take off or land at Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) 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.
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- In 1960 the British Aircraft Corporation took over the aircraft interests of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
- 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.
- 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 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".
- Aeroengine production started north of Filton Aerodrome, with the acquisition of Cosmos Engineering in 1920.
- The company grew rapidly during WWI, building thousands of Bristol Fighters and other aircraft.
- 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.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Before World War II, there were only grass runways at Filton.
- The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
- Before WWII there was a belief that German bombers had insufficient range to reach Filton, however, the invasion of France by the Nazis in 1940 changed the situation.