Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Boufarik, Algeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Boufarik Air Base (QFD), Boufarik, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,069 miles (or 1,720 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 relatively short distance between Bristol Filton Airport and Boufarik Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• After the disbanding of 501 squadron, Bristol Siddeley Engine apprentices used Barnwell Hall for accommodation and Bristol University Air Squadron continued to use some of the RAF facilities.
• The first flight of the Concorde 002 prototype took place on 9 April 1969 at Filton Aerodrome.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
• In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
• Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• During World War I, RFC Filton was mainly used as an aircraft acceptance facility.

Facts about Boufarik Air Base (QFD):

• The furthest airport from Boufarik Air Base (QFD) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Boufarik Air Base (meaning Boufarik Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,131 miles (19,524 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Boufarik Air Base", another name for QFD is "Boufarik Airport (Boufarik)".
• The closest airport to Boufarik Air Base (QFD) is Blida Airport (QLD), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of QFD.
• Boufarik Air Base (QFD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Boufarik Air Base's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Boufarik Air Base 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.