Nonstop flight route between Mansfield, Ohio, United States and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD), Mansfield, Ohio, United States and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,700 miles (or 5,954 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 Mansfield Lahm Regional 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 Mansfield Lahm Regional 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 Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD):

• Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) has 2 runways.
• Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport is a city-owned and operated, civil-military airport three miles north of Mansfield, in Richland County, Ohio.
• The closest airport to Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) is Galion Municipal Airport (GQQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WSW of MFD.
• The airport has the capability to handle large aircraft including the USAF C-5 and the Antonov 124-100.
• No scheduled airlines, but charter services are available.
• The furthest airport from Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,361 miles (18,284 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• 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.
• The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
• From 1929 the 501 Squadron was based at RAF Filton.
• Before World War II, there were only grass runways at Filton.
• 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.
• 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 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 addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
• On 26 November 2003, Concorde 216 made the final ever Concorde flight from Heathrow, passing over the Bay of Biscay before making a low pass over Bristol and finally returning to Filton where it is now maintained on a temporary apron, although has not been open to the public as a visitor attraction since 2010.
• The first flight of the Concorde 002 prototype took place on 9 April 1969 at Filton Aerodrome.