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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH), Portsmouth, Ohio, United States and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,803 miles (or 6,120 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 Greater Portsmouth 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 Greater Portsmouth 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 Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH):

• Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport offers fuel services along with a small snack bar, a couple of hangars, mechanics, and pilot snooze room.
• The furthest airport from Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,385 miles (18,322 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 663 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Portsmouth Regional 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 Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH) is Lawrence County Airpark (HTW), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSE of PMH.

Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• 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.
• In 1960 the British Aircraft Corporation took over the aircraft interests of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
• 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.
• The company grew rapidly during WWI, building thousands of Bristol Fighters and other aircraft.
• In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "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 re-armament programme from 1935 to the outbreak of WWII saw further expansion of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
• Aircraft produced during WWII included the Blenheim, Beaufort, Beaufighter and Brigand.
• The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.