Nonstop flight route between El Vigía, Venezuela and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(8°37'27"N by 71°40'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°31'9"N by 2°35'36"W)
Distance from VIG to FZO:
4,857.39 miles (7,817.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG), El Vigía, Venezuela and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,857 miles (or 7,817 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 Pablo Pérez Alfonso 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 Pablo Pérez Alfonso 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: | VIG / SVVG |
| Airport Name: | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport |
| Location: | El Vigía, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°37'27"N by 71°40'22"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 249 feet (76 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VIG |
| More Information: | VIG 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 Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG):
- Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso 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 Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is nearly antipodal to Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (meaning Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tunggul Wulung Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) is Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) NW of VIG.
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- During the late 1940s and early 1950s, BAC branched out into the development and production of pre-fabricated buildings, plastics, helicopters, guided weapons, luxury cars, gas turbines and ramjet motors.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1960, an RAF Vulcan bomber, approaching from the west, landed at Filton in heavy rain.
- A flying school was located on the northern side of the airfield.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
- In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.41 miles (48.94 km) NW | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 35.08 miles (56.45 km) E | Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) | Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 48.78 miles (78.51 km) WSW | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 74.88 miles (120.51 km) SW | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 5 | 75.36 miles (121.29 km) SW | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 77.26 miles (124.34 km) SSW | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) | Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela | |
| 7 | 89.28 miles (143.69 km) NE | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 99.19 miles (159.63 km) E | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 116.04 miles (186.75 km) SSE | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 119.00 miles (191.51 km) S | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 11 | 120.25 miles (193.53 km) NNE | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 125.10 miles (201.33 km) SSE | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 13 | 133.67 miles (215.12 km) N | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 133.91 miles (215.51 km) ENE | Guanare Airport (GUQ) | Guanare, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 146.35 miles (235.52 km) SW | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,352.35 miles (19,879.14 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,348.35 miles (19,872.70 km) S | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,327.22 miles (19,838.70 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,307.09 miles (19,806.29 km) SSE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,306.91 miles (19,806.01 km) S | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,281.72 miles (19,765.47 km) WSW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,256.04 miles (19,724.14 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,246.49 miles (19,708.76 km) SSE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,229.63 miles (19,681.64 km) SSE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,217.24 miles (19,661.70 km) SE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,195.27 miles (19,626.33 km) WSW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,132.98 miles (19,526.09 km) W | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,119.79 miles (19,504.86 km) WSW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,118.67 miles (19,503.06 km) SE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,087.89 miles (19,453.52 km) SE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 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 | |