Nonstop flight route between Shijiazhuang, China and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(38°16'50"N by 114°41'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°31'9"N by 2°35'36"W)
Distance from SJW to FZO:
5,173.00 miles (8,325.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW), Shijiazhuang, China and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,173 miles (or 8,325 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJW / ZBSJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shijiazhuang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°16'50"N by 114°41'48"E |
| Area Served: | Shijiazhuang, Hebei |
| Operator/Owner: | Hebei Airport Management Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 233 feet (71 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJW |
| More Information: | SJW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FZO / EGTG |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW):
- Because of Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport's relatively low elevation of 233 feet, planes can take off or land at Shijiazhuang Zhengding 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.
- The closest airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) is Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) S of SJW.
- The Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway passes within about 3 km south of the airport's terminal.
- Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport handled 4,021,167 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport", other names for SJW include "石家莊正定國際機場" and "Shíjiāzhuāng Zhèngdìng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Shijiazhuang Airport Authority views the railway as an important tool to attract passengers to the airport not just from Shijiazhuang, but from the wider region as well.
- The furthest airport from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is nearly antipodal to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (meaning Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Rosa Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,807 kilometers) away in Santa Rosa, Argentina.
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- In 1954 BAC opened a technical college for apprentices and trainees at the bottom of Filton Hill.
- From 1929 the 501 Squadron was based at RAF Filton.
- In 1948, 501 Squadron was equipped with De Havilland Vampire jets.
- In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
- The length of the runway and its closed-to-passengers status made it an ideal dispersion site for the nation's airborne nuclear deterrent during the Cold War.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 97.70 miles (157.23 km) S | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China |     |
| 2 | 118.48 miles (190.67 km) WSW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 3 | 122.27 miles (196.78 km) S | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 137.85 miles (221.84 km) NE | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 5 | 139.10 miles (223.86 km) NNW | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 6 | 154.28 miles (248.30 km) ENE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 7 | 160.23 miles (257.86 km) NE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 8 | 164.91 miles (265.39 km) SSW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 9 | 169.44 miles (272.68 km) SE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 170.27 miles (274.03 km) N | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 11 | 197.88 miles (318.46 km) W | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 12 | 203.18 miles (326.99 km) ENE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 13 | 225.73 miles (363.28 km) SSE | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 234.40 miles (377.22 km) NW | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 264.19 miles (425.17 km) S | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,307.29 miles (19,806.62 km) SSW | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,302.22 miles (19,798.45 km) ESE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,296.78 miles (19,789.70 km) E | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,276.04 miles (19,756.32 km) ESE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,265.50 miles (19,739.36 km) S | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,264.59 miles (19,737.89 km) W | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,241.86 miles (19,701.32 km) WSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,238.90 miles (19,696.56 km) SSW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,219.95 miles (19,666.06 km) SSW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,218.15 miles (19,663.16 km) ESE | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,183.01 miles (19,606.61 km) SW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,172.79 miles (19,590.16 km) ESE | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,167.17 miles (19,581.12 km) W | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,164.14 miles (19,576.24 km) SE | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,162.37 miles (19,573.39 km) E | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.88 miles (17.51 km) SSW | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 25.83 miles (41.57 km) E | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 33.37 miles (53.71 km) WSW | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 36.28 miles (58.38 km) ENE | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 37.11 miles (59.72 km) WSW | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 46.15 miles (74.27 km) ENE | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 58.81 miles (94.64 km) ENE | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 60.58 miles (97.49 km) SSE | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 63.60 miles (102.35 km) W | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 64.67 miles (104.08 km) E | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 64.86 miles (104.38 km) SSW | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 66.41 miles (106.87 km) SE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 71.12 miles (114.45 km) ESE | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 73.87 miles (118.89 km) ESE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 73.91 miles (118.95 km) NNE | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,930.15 miles (19,199.67 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,909.94 miles (19,167.14 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,899.23 miles (19,149.91 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,894.67 miles (19,142.56 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,866.59 miles (19,097.38 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,862.33 miles (19,090.52 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,849.91 miles (19,070.54 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,837.49 miles (19,050.54 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,837.22 miles (19,050.11 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,835.71 miles (19,047.69 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,832.93 miles (19,043.20 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,812.07 miles (19,009.64 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,803.88 miles (18,996.46 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,793.43 miles (18,979.63 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,783.57 miles (18,963.78 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |