Nonstop flight route between Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Tambohorano, Madagascar:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Airport (BRS), Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Tambohorano Airport (WTA), Tambohorano, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,527 miles (or 8,895 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 Tambohorano 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 Tambohorano 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):

• In 2012 BMI Regional established a base at the airport.
• Bristol Airport (BRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bristol Airport handled 6,131,896 passengers last year.
• In addition to the purchase price of £55,000, the city spent a further £200,000 by 1958 on building the terminal and other development.
• 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 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.
• Ryanair established a base at the airport in 2007.
• In 1988 the airport opened a new concourse area.
• A bus service to and from Weston-super-Mare operates every two hours, numbered 121.
• In 1927 a group of local businessmen raised £6,000 through public subscription to start the Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club, a flying club initially based at Filton Aerodrome.
• In 1944, BOAC started to use the airfield for Dakota and Liberator crew training, and BOAC flights made use of it occasionally as an alternate airfield for Whitchurch, and for topping-up fuel on the Bristol–Lisbon route.
• In May 2001, the low-cost carrier Go Fly made Bristol Airport its second base after Stansted.
• 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 Tambohorano Airport (WTA):

• The furthest airport from Tambohorano Airport (WTA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,182 miles (17,996 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Tambohorano Airport (WTA) is Maintirano Airport (MXT), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) S of WTA.
• Because of Tambohorano Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tambohorano 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.