Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Las Piedras, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP), Las Piedras, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,622 miles (or 7,439 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 Josefa Camejo International 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 Josefa Camejo International 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: | LSP / SVJC |
| Airport Name: | Josefa Camejo International Airport |
| Location: | Las Piedras, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°46'50"N by 70°9'5"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LSP |
| More Information: | LSP Maps & Info |
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- Following a review of its commercial and economic viability, the airport stakeholders decided to close the airport for business as of 31 December 2012.
- 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 1958 the aero engine interests of the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Armstrong Siddeley were amalgamated to form Bristol Siddeley Engines.
- Filton's runway is one of the widest, at 91 m and is a considerable length at 2,467 m long, having been extended first for the maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon airliner in 1949 and again in the late 1960s for Concorde.
- Aeroengine production started north of Filton Aerodrome, with the acquisition of Cosmos Engineering in 1920.
- After WW2, the concrete runway at Filton Aerodrome was extended westwards to enable the huge Bristol Brabazon airliner to take-off safely.
- 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.
- During the late 1940s and early 1950s, BAC branched out into the development and production of pre-fabricated buildings, plastics, helicopters, guided weapons, luxury cars, gas turbines and ramjet motors.
- 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".
Facts about Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP):
- The furthest airport from Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to Josefa Camejo International Airport (meaning Josefa Camejo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,158 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) is José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) SE of LSP.
- Because of Josefa Camejo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Josefa Camejo 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.
- Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) currently has only 1 runway.
