Nonstop flight route between Volos, Greece and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL), Volos, Greece and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,485 miles (or 2,389 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 relatively short distance between Nea Anchialos National Airport and Bristol Filton Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VOL / LGBL |
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| Location: | Volos, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'9"N by 22°47'39"E |
| Area Served: | Volos, Greece |
| Operator/Owner: | Greek Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VOL |
| More Information: | VOL 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 Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL):
- Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nea Anchialos National Airport", other names for VOL include "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου", "Volos Central Greece Airport" and "Volos Nea Anchialos Airport of Central Greece".
- The furthest airport from Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,394 miles (18,337 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Nea Anchialos National Airport handled 92,574 passengers last year.
- Nea Anchialos National Airport is an airport located near the town of Nea Anchialos in Greece.
- The closest airport to Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) is Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NNW of VOL.
- The airport is designed to be upgraded over the ensuing years in order to accommodate the increase in air travel and its upgrades are planned in a six-phase framework.
- Because of Nea Anchialos National Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Nea Anchialos National 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.
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- 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 three-bay Brabazon Hangar was built in the late 1940s under the direction of T.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
- In the early 1960s, a new Filton bypass was constructed, roughly parallel to the old one, and this later became part of the M5 motorway.
