Nonstop flight route between Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iwami Airport (IWJ), Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,872 miles (or 9,450 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 Iwami 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 Iwami 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: | IWJ / RJOW |
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Location: | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IWJ |
More Information: | IWJ 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 Iwami Airport (IWJ):
- Iwami Airport (IWJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Iwami Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Iwami 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 Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Iwami Airport (meaning Iwami Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,548 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Iwami Airport", other names for IWJ include "石見空港" and "Iwami Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of IWJ.
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- After the disbanding of 501 squadron, Bristol Siddeley Engine apprentices used Barnwell Hall for accommodation and Bristol University Air Squadron continued to use some of the RAF facilities.
- The first flight of the Concorde 002 prototype took place on 9 April 1969 at Filton Aerodrome.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bristol Filton Airport or Filton Aerodrome was an airport on the border between Filton and Patchway, within South Gloucestershire, 4 NM north of Bristol, England.
- In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
- Before World War II, there were only grass runways at Filton.
- 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 length of the runway and its closed-to-passengers status made it an ideal dispersion site for the nation's airborne nuclear deterrent during the Cold War.
- In 1948, 501 Squadron was equipped with De Havilland Vampire jets.