Nonstop flight route between Montbéliard, France and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF), Montbéliard, France and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 504 miles (or 812 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 Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome 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: | XMF / LFSM |
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Location: | Montbéliard, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°29'12"N by 6°47'29"E |
Area Served: | Montbéliard, Doubs, France |
Operator/Owner: | Syndicat mixte de l’aérodrome de Montbéliard |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1041 feet (317 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from XMF |
More Information: | XMF 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 Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF):
- Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) ENE of XMF.
- The furthest airport from Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (meaning Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,138 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome", another name for XMF is "Aérodrome de Montbéliard - Courcelles".
Facts about Bristol Filton Airport (FZO):
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Aircraft produced during WWII included the Blenheim, Beaufort, Beaufighter and Brigand.
- The company grew rapidly during WWI, building thousands of Bristol Fighters and other aircraft.
- 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 closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bristol Filton Airport", another name for FZO is "Filton Aerodrome".
- In 1960, an RAF Vulcan bomber, approaching from the west, landed at Filton in heavy rain.