Nonstop flight route between Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Airport (BRS), Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK), Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,401 miles (or 7,083 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes 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 Airport (BRS):

• The closest airport to Bristol Airport (BRS) is Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of BRS.
• Bristol Airport (BRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1941 RAF Fighter Command planned to use the airfield for an experimental unit, and after requisitioning land from several adjacent farms, contracted George Wimpey and Company to begin work on 11 June 1941.
• 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.
• 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.
• In 1988 the airport opened a new concourse area.
• A new asphalt runway surface was laid between November 2006 and March 2007, at a cost of £17 million.
• The airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction.
• Bristol Airport handled 6,131,896 passengers last year.
• The application was eventually submitted in 2009.

Facts about Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK):

• The furthest airport from Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (meaning Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) is Wageningen Airstrip (AGI), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of ICK.
• Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport", another name for ICK is "Majoor Henry Fernandes Vliegveld".
• Because of Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Majoor Henry Fernandes 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.