Nonstop flight route between Porlamar, Venezuela and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV), Porlamar, Venezuela and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,411 miles (or 7,098 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 Santiago Mariño Caribbean International 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 Santiago Mariño Caribbean International 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 Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV):

• The furthest airport from Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (meaning Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lombok International Airport), and is located 12,287 miles (19,774 kilometers) away in Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) is Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of PMV.
• In addition to being known as "Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport", another name for PMV is "Aeropuerto Internacional del Caribe "Santiago Mariño"".
• Because of Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Santiago Mariño Caribbean International 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.
• Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) has 2 runways.

Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• Companies within the boundary of the aerodrome are BAE Systems, Airbus, MBDA and Rolls-Royce, as well as a number of aircraft maintenance companies, flying schools and the South West of England Royal Mail letter sorting depot.
• In 1960, an RAF Vulcan bomber, approaching from the west, landed at Filton in heavy rain.
• The first flight of the Concorde 002 prototype took place on 9 April 1969 at Filton Aerodrome.
• After WW2, the concrete runway at Filton Aerodrome was extended westwards to enable the huge Bristol Brabazon airliner to take-off safely.
• Following a review of its commercial and economic viability, the airport stakeholders decided to close the airport for business as of 31 December 2012.
• The re-armament programme from 1935 to the outbreak of WWII saw further expansion of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
• 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.
• Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 or Filton Aerodrome was an airport on the border between Filton and Patchway, within South Gloucestershire, 4 NM north of Bristol, England.