Nonstop flight route between Twin Falls, Idaho, United States and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), Twin Falls, Idaho, United States and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,771 miles (or 7,678 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 Magic Valley 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 Magic Valley Regional Airport and Bristol Filton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TWF / KTWF |
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| Location: | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°28'54"N by 114°29'16"W |
| Area Served: | Twin Falls, Idaho |
| Operator/Owner: | City & County of Twin Falls |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4154 feet (1,266 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TWF |
| More Information: | TWF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FZO / EGTG |
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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 Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF):
- Magic Valley Regional Airport, also known as Joslin Field, is a public use airport located four nautical miles south of the central business district of Twin Falls, a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States.
- The facility covers an area of 1,468 acres at an elevation of 4,154 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Magic Valley Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,154 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TWF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TWF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) is Jackpot Airport (KPT), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SSW of TWF.
- Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Magic Valley Regional Airport", another name for TWF is "Joslin Field".
- The furthest airport from Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,862 miles (17,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The manufacture of aeroplanes started in 1910, when Sir George White, the owner of Bristol Tramways, established the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company in the maintenance sheds of Bristol Tramways.
- 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.
