Nonstop flight route between Bayda, Libya and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ), Bayda, Libya and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,788 miles (or 2,878 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 Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport and Bristol Filton Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ):

• Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,684 miles (18,804 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
• The closest airport to Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) is Benina International Airport (BEN), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) WSW of LAQ.
• In addition to being known as "Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport", another name for LAQ is "مطار الأبرق الدولي".

Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• 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.
• Before D-Day, US-manufactured aircraft were assembled at Filton Aerodrome, from assemblies imported via Avonmouth docks.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
• A flying school was located on the northern side of the airfield.
• 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.
• Aircraft produced during WWII included the Blenheim, Beaufort, Beaufighter and Brigand.
• The 1960s and 1970s saw the development and production of Concorde at Filton and a further extension of the Filton runway.
• 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.
• Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The re-armament programme from 1935 to the outbreak of WWII saw further expansion of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".