Nonstop flight route between Dibba, Oman and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dibba Airport (BYB), Dibba, Oman and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,527 miles (or 5,676 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 Dibba 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 Dibba Airport and Bristol Filton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dibba Airport (BYB):

• In addition to being known as "Dibba Airport", another name for BYB is "دبا".
• The closest airport to Dibba Airport (BYB) is Ras Al Khaimah International Airport(Ra's al-Khaymah) (RKT), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) W of BYB.
• The furthest airport from Dibba Airport (BYB) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,715 miles (18,853 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.

Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• The length of the runway and its closed-to-passengers status made it an ideal dispersion site for the nation's airborne nuclear deterrent during the Cold War.
• 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 D-Day, US-manufactured aircraft were assembled at Filton Aerodrome, from assemblies imported via Avonmouth docks.
• After WW2, the concrete runway at Filton Aerodrome was extended westwards to enable the huge Bristol Brabazon airliner to take-off safely.
• In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
• During World War I, RFC Filton was mainly used as an aircraft acceptance facility.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
• 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.
• In 1958 the aero engine interests of the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Armstrong Siddeley were amalgamated to form Bristol Siddeley Engines.