Nonstop flight route between Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa and Fillmore, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN), Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa and Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL), Fillmore, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,996 miles (or 16,088 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 Bloemfontein International Airport and Fillmore Municipal 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 Bloemfontein International Airport and Fillmore Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFN / FABL |
Airport Name: | Bloemfontein International Airport |
Location: | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°5'38"S by 26°18'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | ACSA South African Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 4457 feet (1,358 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFN |
More Information: | BFN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIL / KFOM |
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Location: | Fillmore, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°57'29"N by 112°21'47"W |
Area Served: | Fillmore, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | City of Fillmore |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4985 feet (1,519 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIL |
More Information: | FIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN):
- The furthest airport from Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,855 miles (19,079 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) is Mafeteng Airport (MFC), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) SE of BFN.
- In November 2012, the South African government announced that the airport's name was to be changed to Bram Fischer International Airport.
- Because of Bloemfontein International Airport's high elevation of 4,457 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BFN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BFN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL):
- The furthest airport from Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,086 miles (17,841 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Fillmore Municipal Airport", another name for FIL is "FOM".
- Because of Fillmore Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,985 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FIL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FIL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL) is Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) E of FIL.