Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,791 miles (or 7,711 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 RAF Benson and Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International 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 RAF Benson and Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEX / EGUB |
Airport Name: | RAF Benson |
Location: | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from BEX |
More Information: | BEX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVB / SBBV |
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Location: | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°50'29"N by 60°41'31"W |
Area Served: | Boa Vista |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BVB |
More Information: | BVB Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- The station is today the home to four squadrons of Support Helicopters, 28 Squadron, 78 Squadron with Merlin helicopters and 33 Squadron and 230 Squadron with Puma helicopters.
- The furthest airport from RAF Benson (BEX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,879 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The Battles were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers.
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- Benson is currently home to 28 Squadron, 78 Squadron, 33 Squadron, 230 Squadron and also to Oxford University Air Squadron and No.
Facts about Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB):
- Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport is the airport serving Boa Vista, Brazil.
- Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport", another name for BVB is "Aeroporto International de Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede".
- The airport is located 4 km from downtown Boa Vista.
- The closest airport to Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) ENE of BVB.
- Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport handled 336,530 passengers last year.
- The airport was opened on February 19, 1973, and underwent its first renovation in 1998.
- The furthest airport from Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) is Tampa Padang Airport (MJU), which is nearly antipodal to Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (meaning Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tampa Padang Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- Because of Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede 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.