Nonstop flight route between Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Bristol, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Bristol Airport (BRS), Bristol, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,798 miles (or 6,112 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 Fort Wayne International Airport and Bristol 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 Fort Wayne International Airport and Bristol Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FWA / KFWA |
Airport Name: | Fort Wayne International Airport |
Location: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'41"N by 85°11'43"W |
Area Served: | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 814 feet (248 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FWA |
More Information: | FWA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRS / EGGD |
Airport Name: | Bristol Airport |
Location: | Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°22'58"N by 2°43'9"W |
Area Served: | Bristol Gloucestershire Somerset |
Operator/Owner: | South West Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 622 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRS |
More Information: | BRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA):
- Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The various projects under the Master Plan will last for a timeframe of multiple years.
- The closest airport to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Smith Field (SMD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of FWA.
- The airport has one terminal, the Lieutenant Paul Baer Terminal.
- Because of Fort Wayne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 814 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Wayne International 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 addition to Delta, United, and later American, locally-based Hub Airlines and other regional airlines flew to the airport in the 1960s and 1970s.
Facts about Bristol Airport (BRS):
- Bristol Airport handled 6,131,896 passengers last year.
- Because of Bristol Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Bristol 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.
- Bristol Airport has one runway designated 09/27 which is a well suited runway direction for the UK as the prevailing wind is from the south west.
- The furthest airport from Bristol Airport (BRS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,941 miles (19,217 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Bristol Airport does not operate any jetways, so aircraft have to park on the apron and passengers either walk out to their flights or are carried by bus.
- In 2008, the airport drew 47.7% of its passengers from the former county of Avon area, 11.7% from Somerset and 8.8% from Devon.
- Bristol Airport (BRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bristol Airport (BRS) is Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of BRS.
- By 1942, there was no longer a need for an additional fighter airfield.
- In 1962 a new control tower was built, and in 1965 the runway was lengthened and extensions were made to the terminal.