Nonstop flight route between Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and Brady, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tresco Heliport (TSO), Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and Curtis Field (BBD), Brady, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,728 miles (or 7,610 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 Tresco Heliport and Curtis Field, 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 Tresco Heliport and Curtis Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSO / EGHT |
Airport Name: | Tresco Heliport |
Location: | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'44"N by 6°19'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Tresco Estates |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from TSO |
More Information: | TSO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBD / KBBD |
Airport Name: | Curtis Field |
Location: | Brady, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°10'45"N by 99°19'26"W |
Area Served: | Brady, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Brady |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1827 feet (557 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBD |
More Information: | BBD Maps & Info |
Facts about Tresco Heliport (TSO):
- Tresco's principal industry is tourism, and the heliport supported this by enabling scheduled helicopter service to and from the mainland.
- The furthest airport from Tresco Heliport (TSO) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Tresco Heliport (meaning Tresco Heliport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,116 miles (19,499 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- On summer weekdays the heliport received up to six flights a day from Penzance Heliport on the mainland, declining to two services a day in winter.
- The closest airport to Tresco Heliport (TSO) is St Mary's Airport (ISC), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SE of TSO.
- Because of Tresco Heliport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Tresco Heliport 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.
Facts about Curtis Field (BBD):
- The furthest airport from Curtis Field (BBD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,102 miles (17,867 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Curtis Field (BBD) is Coleman Municipal Airport (COM), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) N of BBD.
- Several local axillary landing airfields were associated with Curtis Field, the Curtis Ranch.
- Curtis Field (BBD) has 2 runways.