Nonstop flight route between Gatineau, Quebec, Canada and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,224 miles (or 5,189 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 Gatineau-Ottawa Executive 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 Gatineau-Ottawa Executive 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 Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND):

• Because of Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 211 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatineau-Ottawa Executive 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 closest airport to Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND) is Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SW of YND.
• Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport houses the Vintage Wings of Canada, a nationwide non-for-profit organization that educates youth by use of vintage aircraft.
• In addition to being known as "Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport", other names for YND include "Ottawa/Gatineau Airport" and "Aéroport exécutif Gatineau-Ottawa".
• The furthest airport from Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,458 miles (18,439 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):

• The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
• Aeroengine production started north of Filton Aerodrome, with the acquisition of Cosmos Engineering in 1920.
• The first flight of the Concorde 002 prototype took place on 9 April 1969 at Filton Aerodrome.
• After WW2, the concrete runway at Filton Aerodrome was extended westwards to enable the huge Bristol Brabazon airliner to take-off safely.
• Filton's runway is one of the widest, at 91 m and is a considerable length at 2,467 m long, having been extended first for the maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon airliner in 1949 and again in the late 1960s for Concorde.
• 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.
• In 1958 the aero engine interests of the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Armstrong Siddeley were amalgamated to form Bristol Siddeley Engines.
• Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• From 1929 the 501 Squadron was based at RAF Filton.
• 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.
• 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.