Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO), Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,474 miles (or 7,200 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 Bartlesville Municipal 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 Bartlesville Municipal 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: | BVO / KBVO |
Airport Name: | Bartlesville Municipal Airport |
Location: | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°45'51"N by 96°0'39"W |
Area Served: | Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Bartlesville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 711 feet (217 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BVO |
More Information: | BVO Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- The Chiltern Air Support Unit helicopter and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance helicopter are also both located here as lodger units.
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of 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 station retained a reconnaissance role for some years after the war, with Avro Lancaster, Spitfire, Mosquito, Gloster Meteor PR.Mk 10 and English Electric Canberra PR.Mk 3 aircraft.
Facts about Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO):
- The furthest airport from Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,725 miles (17,260 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO) is Independence Municipal Airport (IDP), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of BVO.
- Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bartlesville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 711 feet, planes can take off or land at Bartlesville Municipal 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.