Nonstop flight route between Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Earl Henry Airport (BWL), Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,468 miles (or 7,191 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 Earl Henry Airport and Bristol Filton 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 Earl Henry Airport and Bristol Filton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWL / |
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Location: | Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°47'44"N by 97°19'0"W |
Area Served: | Blackwell, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | Earl Henry Flying Service |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1054 feet (321 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWL |
More Information: | BWL 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 Earl Henry Airport (BWL):
- The furthest airport from Earl Henry Airport (BWL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,780 miles (17,348 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Earl Henry Airport", another name for BWL is "6OK6".
- The closest airport to Earl Henry Airport (BWL) is Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ESE of BWL.
- Earl Henry Airport (BWL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- 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.
- 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 manufacture of aeroplanes started in 1910, when Sir George White, the owner of Bristol Tramways, established the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company in the maintenance sheds of Bristol Tramways.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1958 the aero engine interests of the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Armstrong Siddeley were amalgamated to form Bristol Siddeley Engines.