Nonstop flight route between Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Nicaro, Cuba:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Airport (BRS), Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Nicaro Airport (ICR), Nicaro, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,377 miles (or 7,044 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 Nicaro 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 Nicaro 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):

• From 1948, the site was the home of the Bristol Gliding Club.
• Bristol Airport (BRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1962 a new control tower was built, and in 1965 the runway was lengthened and extensions were made to the terminal.
• Bristol Airport does not operate any jetways, so aircraft have to park on the apron and passengers either walk out to their flights or are carried by bus.
• 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 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.
• 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.

Facts about Nicaro Airport (ICR):

• The airfield was once used by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, but no military aircraft or buildings exists on the site.
• The closest airport to Nicaro Airport (ICR) is Preston Airport (PST), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WNW of ICR.
• The furthest airport from Nicaro Airport (ICR) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,809 miles (19,005 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Nicaro Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Nicaro 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.