Bristol Filton Aerodrome (EGTG) lies on the A38 on the border between Filton and Patchway, within South Gloucestershire. It is one of the most important centres of employment in the area, encompassing within its site BAE Systems (who own the aerodrome), Airbus and Rolls Royce, as well as a numbers of aircraft maintanence companies, flying schools and the South West of England Royal Mail sorting depot. Bristol is a port city in south-western England, on the River Avon. ... Filton is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, on the northern outskirts of Bristol. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Bristol | South Gloucestershire ... South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ... BAE SYSTEMS is a multinational defence and commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ... Airbus S.A.S. is a commercial aircraft manufacturer based in Toulouse, France. ... Rolls-Royce is a set of companies, all deriving from the British automobile and aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls in 1906. ... Royal Mail is the national postal service in the United Kingdom. ...
At 2.45Km (8,038 Ft), it has one of the longest non-commercial runways in Britain, which made it ideal for the maiden test flight of the Concorde 002 prototype on 9th April 1969. With some poignancy, On 26 November 2003, Concorde 216 (G-BOAF) made the final ever Concorde flight from Heathrow, passing over the Bay of Biscay before making a low pass over Bristol and finally returning to Filton where it is now maintained on a temporary apron as a visitor attraction. Here, it is hoped it will be joined by all the aircraft in the Bristol Aero collection (currently at Kemble airfield) in a purpose built museum. The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST) was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. ... London Heathrow Airport (IATA airport code: LHR, ICAO airport code: EGLL, and often simply Heathrow) is the United Kingdoms busiest and best-connected airport. ... The Bay of Biscay (French: Golfe de Gascogne; Spanish: Mar Cantábrico) is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean. ...
The aerodrome is equipped with full radio telephony services (control tower), runway/taxiway illumination and Instrument Landing System (ILS). Instrument Landing System, ILS is an air navigation system for landing. ...
The aerodrome is an important employer in the area, encompassing within its site BAE Systems (who own the aerodrome), 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.
Filton has one of the longest non-commercial runways in Britain (8,094 feet or 2,467 m), having been extended first for the Bristol Brabazon airliner first flight in 1949 and again in the late 60s for Concorde.
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.
Filton is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, on the northern outskirts of Bristol, about 4.5 miles from the city centre.
Filton is notable as a centre of the aerospace industry, with BAE Systems, Airbus, Rolls-Royce and MBDA having factories located around FiltonAerodrome, a connection that dates back to the early days of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
FiltonAerodrome was upgraded to a concrete runway during 1941/42.
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