Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Caldwell, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Essex County Airport (CDW), Caldwell, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,364 miles (or 5,414 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 Filton Airport and Essex County 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 Filton Airport and Essex County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FZO / EGTG |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDW / KCDW |
| Airport Name: | Essex County Airport |
| Location: | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°52'31"N by 74°16'53"W |
| Area Served: | Caldwell, New Jersey |
| Operator/Owner: | Essex County Improvement Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 172 feet (52 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CDW |
| More Information: | CDW Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 3 December 1962, Bristol Siddeley Engines were using Vulcan XA894 as a flying test bed for the Olympus 22R, which was designed specifically to power the ill-fated BAC TSR-2 bomber.
- 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 late 1990s and up to 2010 Douglas DC8 and Boeing 747-200 aircraft flew regularly in and out of Filton, as at the time Filton was the maintenance base for MK Airlines.
- In 1948, 501 Squadron was equipped with De Havilland Vampire jets.
- The re-armament programme from 1935 to the outbreak of WWII saw further expansion of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
- In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
Facts about Essex County Airport (CDW):
- The closest airport to Essex County Airport (CDW) is Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SW of CDW.
- Essex County Airport (CDW) has 2 runways.
- Because of Essex County Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Essex County 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 airport gained national attention when John F.
- The weather station reports are commonly identified as "Caldwell".
- The furthest airport from Essex County Airport (CDW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
