Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Santa Rosa, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), Santa Rosa, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,136 miles (or 11,484 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 Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• 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.
• 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 1948, 501 Squadron was equipped with De Havilland Vampire jets.
• 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 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.
• In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
• Before D-Day, US-manufactured aircraft were assembled at Filton Aerodrome, from assemblies imported via Avonmouth docks.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Santa Rosa Airport (RSA):

• Santa Rosa Airport has 208 ha and its ICAO category is 4C.
• In addition to being known as "Santa Rosa Airport", another name for RSA is "Aeropuerto de Santa Rosa".
• In 1971, the Terminal was built.
• The furthest airport from Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) is Handan Airport (HDG), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Rosa Airport (meaning Santa Rosa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Handan Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Handan, Hebei, China.
• Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• It was previously a destination of LADE, LAER, and Southern Winds.
• Santa Rosa Airport is an airport in La Pampa Province, Argentina serving the city of Santa Rosa and Toay, built in 1940.
• The closest airport to Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) is General Pico Airport (GPO), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NNE of RSA.
• Because of Santa Rosa Airport's relatively low elevation of 630 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Rosa 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.