Bristol Filton Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bristol Filton Airport Filton Aerodrome
IATA: FZO ICAO: EGTG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	BAE SYSTEMS Aviation Services Ltd
Serves	Bristol
Location	Filton
Elevation AMSL	226 ft / 69 m
Coordinates	51°31′10″N 002°35′27″W / 51.51944°N 2.59083°W / 51.51944; -2.59083 (Bristol Filton Airport)
Website	www.bristolfilton.co.uk
Runway
Runway Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,467 8,094 Concrete
Sources: UK AIP at NATS

Bristol Filton Airport or Filton Aerodrome (IATA: FZO, ICAO: EGTG) lies on the border between Filton and Patchway, within South Gloucestershire, north of Bristol, England.

Images for kids

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  "Map of Air Routes and Landing Places in Great Britain, as temporarily arranged by the Air Ministry for civilian flying", published in 1919, showing Filton as a "civil station", with a connection to Hounslow, near London.

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  An Avro Vulcan B1A V bomber parked on one of the rapid dispersal points at Filton during a public air display in the 1960s

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  A preserved ex-British Airways Concorde at Filton Airfield. The plane has since been moved to Aerospace Bristol, where it can be accessed by the public.

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  The area round Filton near Bristol in England as about 1935

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  The control tower and a visiting Learjet 60 business jet

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  A Bell 206B Jet Ranger III in 2006, stationed at Filton for electricity pylon patrols

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  The Western Counties Air Operations Unit Eurocopter EC 135 T2 providing law enforcement and medical assistance in the Avon and Somerset Police, and Gloucestershire Police areas, was based at the airport. This role has since been taken up by the National Police Air Service.