Nonstop flight route between Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Magnet Airport (MMG), Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,004 miles (or 14,490 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 Mount Magnet 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 Mount Magnet Airport and Bristol Filton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMG / YMOG |
| Airport Name: | Mount Magnet Airport |
| Location: | Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°6'57"S by 117°50'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Mount Magnet |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1354 feet (413 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMG |
| More Information: | MMG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FZO / EGTG |
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| Location: | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°31'9"N by 2°35'36"W |
| Area Served: | Bristol |
| Operator/Owner: | BAE Systems Aviation Services Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 225 feet (69 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FZO |
| More Information: | FZO Maps & Info |
Facts about Mount Magnet Airport (MMG):
- The closest airport to Mount Magnet Airport (MMG) is Cue Airport (CUY), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) N of MMG.
- The furthest airport from Mount Magnet Airport (MMG) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Mount Magnet Airport (meaning Mount Magnet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,107 miles (19,484 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
- In 1958 the aero engine interests of the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Armstrong Siddeley were amalgamated to form Bristol Siddeley Engines.
- 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.
- 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 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 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.
- Aeroengine production started north of Filton Aerodrome, with the acquisition of Cosmos Engineering in 1920.
- 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.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
