Nonstop flight route between Tete, Mozambique and Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chingozi Airport (TCV), Tete, Mozambique and Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,157 miles (or 8,299 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 Chingozi 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 Chingozi 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: | TCV / |
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Location: | Tete, Mozambique |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°6'29"S by 33°38'25"E |
Area Served: | Tete |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 525 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TCV |
More Information: | TCV 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 Chingozi Airport (TCV):
- In addition to being known as "Chingozi Airport", other names for TCV include "TET", "FQTT" and "TET".
- The closest airport to Chingozi Airport (TCV) is Chingozi Airport (TET), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of TCV.
- Chingozi Airport (TCV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chingozi Airport (TCV) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,814 miles (19,012 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Chingozi Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Chingozi 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.
- 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.
- From 1929 the 501 Squadron was based at RAF Filton.
- 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 the early 1960s, a new Filton bypass was constructed, roughly parallel to the old one, and this later became part of the M5 motorway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) is Bristol Airport (BRS), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of FZO.
- In 1948, 501 Squadron was equipped with De Havilland Vampire jets.