Nonstop flight route between Pechora, Komi Republic, Russia and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pechora Airport (PEX), Pechora, Komi Republic, Russia and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,255 miles (or 3,628 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 Pechora Airport and Bristol Filton Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEX / UUYP |
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| Location: | Pechora, Komi Republic, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°7'18"N by 57°7'48"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 197 feet (60 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PEX |
| More Information: | PEX 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 Pechora Airport (PEX):
- The furthest airport from Pechora Airport (PEX) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,552 miles (16,982 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Pechora Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Pechora 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.
- In addition to being known as "Pechora Airport", another name for PEX is "Аэропорт Печора".
- The closest airport to Pechora Airport (PEX) is Inta Airport Аэропорт Инта (INA), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) NE of PEX.
- Pechora Airport (PEX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- 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 closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
- 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".
- The re-armament programme from 1935 to the outbreak of WWII saw further expansion of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
- During World War I, RFC Filton was mainly used as an aircraft acceptance facility.
- Filton's runway is one of the widest, at 91 m and is a considerable length at 2,467 m long, having been extended first for the maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon airliner in 1949 and again in the late 1960s for Concorde.
- The company grew rapidly during WWI, building thousands of Bristol Fighters and other aircraft.
- 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.
- 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.
- After the disbanding of 501 squadron, Bristol Siddeley Engine apprentices used Barnwell Hall for accommodation and Bristol University Air Squadron continued to use some of the RAF facilities.
- 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.
- After WW2, the concrete runway at Filton Aerodrome was extended westwards to enable the huge Bristol Brabazon airliner to take-off safely.
