Nonstop flight route between Batumi, Georgia and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Batumi International Airport (BUS), Batumi, Georgia and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,171 miles (or 3,493 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 relatively short distance between Batumi International Airport and Bristol Filton Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUS / UGSB |
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| Location: | Batumi, Georgia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°36'37"N by 41°35'57"E |
| Area Served: | Batumi, Georgia Artvin, Turkey |
| Operator/Owner: | TAV Airports Holding |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUS |
| More Information: | BUS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FZO / EGTG |
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| Location: | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°31'9"N by 2°35'36"W |
| Area Served: | Bristol |
| Operator/Owner: | BAE Systems Aviation Services Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 225 feet (69 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FZO |
| More Information: | FZO Maps & Info |
Facts about Batumi International Airport (BUS):
- Because of Batumi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Batumi International 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.
- Batumi International Airport (BUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Batumi International Airport (BUS) is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) NE of BUS.
- The furthest airport from Batumi International Airport (BUS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,141 miles (17,929 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Batumi International Airport", another name for BUS is "ბათუმის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი".
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- Aeroengine production started north of Filton Aerodrome, with the acquisition of Cosmos Engineering in 1920.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The three-bay Brabazon Hangar was built in the late 1940s under the direction of T.
- In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
- The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
- The company grew rapidly during WWI, building thousands of Bristol Fighters and other aircraft.
- Before WWII there was a belief that German bombers had insufficient range to reach Filton, however, the invasion of France by the Nazis in 1940 changed the situation.
- Because of Bristol Filton Airport's relatively low elevation of 225 feet, planes can take off or land at Bristol Filton 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 Filton Airport (FZO) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,930 miles (19,200 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- During the early 1950s, British Overseas Airways Corporation flew their Lockheed Constellations and Boeing Stratocruisers into Filton to be serviced in the newly completed Brabazon Hangar, then the largest hangar in the world.
- The airfield is bounded by the A38 trunk road to the east, the former London to Avonmouth railway line to the south and the Old Filton Bypass road to the north west.
- After the disbanding of 501 squadron, Bristol Siddeley Engine apprentices used Barnwell Hall for accommodation and Bristol University Air Squadron continued to use some of the RAF facilities.
- From 1929 the 501 Squadron was based at RAF Filton.
