Nonstop flight route between Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Troy, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom and Troy Municipal Airport (TOI), Troy, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,264 miles (or 6,863 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 Troy Municipal 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 Troy Municipal 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):

• 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.
• Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
• The first flight of the Concorde 002 prototype took place on 9 April 1969 at Filton Aerodrome.
• In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
• 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.
• Before World War II, there were only grass runways at Filton.
• 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.
• Companies within the boundary of the aerodrome are BAE Systems, Airbus, MBDA and Rolls-Royce, as well as a number of aircraft maintenance companies, flying schools and the South West of England Royal Mail letter sorting depot.
• 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 1960s and 1970s saw the development and production of Concorde at Filton and a further extension of the Filton runway.

Facts about Troy Municipal Airport (TOI):

• The airfield was turned over to civil control though the War Assets Administration.
• The closest airport to Troy Municipal Airport (TOI) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NW of TOI.
• Troy Municipal Airport covers an area of 501 acres at an elevation of 398 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Troy Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 398 feet, planes can take off or land at Troy Municipal 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.
• Troy Municipal Airport (TOI) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Troy Municipal Airport (TOI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,206 miles (18,034 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.