Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Kilaguni, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Kilaguni Airport (ILU), Kilaguni, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,451 miles (or 7,163 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 Kilaguni 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 Kilaguni 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 |
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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: | ILU / HKKL |
Airport Name: | Kilaguni Airport |
Location: | Kilaguni, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°53'59"S by 38°4'26"E |
Area Served: | Kilaguni, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 2750 feet (838 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILU |
More Information: | ILU 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.
- The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
- 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 1960 the British Aircraft Corporation took over the aircraft interests of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
- Before World War II, there were only grass runways at Filton.
- 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.
Facts about Kilaguni Airport (ILU):
- The airport, is located in Kilaguni, Taita-Taveta District, Coast Province, inside Tsavo East National Park, in southeastern Kenya, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania.
- The furthest airport from Kilaguni Airport (ILU) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,539 miles (18,570 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Kilaguni Airport (ILU) is Amboseli Airport (ASV), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) WNW of ILU.
- Its location is approximately 217 kilometres, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport.
- Kilaguni Airport (ILU) has 2 runways.