Nonstop flight route between Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Gabbs, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Airport (BRS), Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Gabbs Airport (GAB), Gabbs, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,079 miles (or 8,174 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 Airport and Gabbs 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 Airport and Gabbs Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRS / EGGD |
Airport Name: | Bristol Airport |
Location: | Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°22'58"N by 2°43'9"W |
Area Served: | Bristol Gloucestershire Somerset |
Operator/Owner: | South West Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 622 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRS |
More Information: | BRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAB / KGAB |
Airport Name: | Gabbs Airport |
Location: | Gabbs, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°55'27"N by 117°57'32"W |
Area Served: | Gabbs, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Nye County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4700 feet (1,433 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GAB |
More Information: | GAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Bristol Airport (BRS):
- In 2008, the airport drew 47.7% of its passengers from the former county of Avon area, 11.7% from Somerset and 8.8% from Devon.
- Bristol Airport handled 6,131,896 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Bristol Airport (BRS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,941 miles (19,217 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In 1962 a new control tower was built, and in 1965 the runway was lengthened and extensions were made to the terminal.
- The application was eventually submitted in 2009.
- Bristol Airport (BRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bristol Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Bristol 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 Airport (BRS) is Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of BRS.
- In May 2001, the low-cost carrier Go Fly made Bristol Airport its second base after Stansted.
- During World War II, Whitchurch was the main civil airport remaining operational.
Facts about Gabbs Airport (GAB):
- The furthest airport from Gabbs Airport (GAB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,159 miles (17,959 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Gabbs Airport (GAB) is Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SW of GAB.
- Gabbs Airport (GAB) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gabbs Airport's high elevation of 4,700 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GAB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GAB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.