Nonstop flight route between San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ), San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,932 miles (or 7,938 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 Juan Vicente Gómez 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 Juan Vicente Gómez 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 Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ):

• The closest airport to Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) is Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NW of SVZ.
• Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (meaning Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.

Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• In 1958 the aero engine interests of the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Armstrong Siddeley were amalgamated to form Bristol Siddeley Engines.
• In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
• The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
• The three-bay Brabazon Hangar was built in the late 1940s under the direction of T.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• From 1929 the 501 Squadron was based at RAF Filton.
• 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.