Nonstop flight route between Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mercedes Airport (MDX), Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,514 miles (or 10,482 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 Mercedes Airport and Bristol Filton 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 Mercedes Airport and Bristol Filton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mercedes Airport (MDX):

• The closest airport to Mercedes Airport (MDX) is Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) S of MDX.
• Mercedes Airport (MDX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Mercedes Airport", other names for MDX include "Mercedes Airport (Mercedes)" and "Aeropuerto Mercedes".
• Because of Mercedes Airport's relatively low elevation of 351 feet, planes can take off or land at Mercedes 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 Mercedes Airport (MDX) is Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB), which is nearly antipodal to Mercedes Airport (meaning Mercedes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ningbo Lishe International Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.

Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• In 1960, an RAF Vulcan bomber, approaching from the west, landed at Filton in heavy rain.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
• The three-bay Brabazon Hangar was built in the late 1940s under the direction of T.
• In 1948, 501 Squadron was equipped with De Havilland Vampire jets.
• Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 company grew rapidly during WWI, building thousands of Bristol Fighters and other aircraft.
• 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.