Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF), Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,557 miles (or 7,334 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 Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site , 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 Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site . 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: | CZF / PACZ |
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Location: | Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°47'22"N by 165°57'42"W |
View all routes: | Routes from CZF |
More Information: | CZF Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- Building work for RAF Benson began in 1937.
- 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.
- Royal Air Force Benson or RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in South Oxfordshire, England.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
Facts about Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF):
- The furthest airport from Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,504 miles (16,905 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Communications were initially provided by a high frequency radio system which proved unreliable because of atmospheric disturbances.
- The closest airport to Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF) is Scammon Bay Airport (SCM), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of CZF.
- The station was opened in April 1953 as a general radar surveillance station, operated by the 795th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron.
- Today the site is controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
- In addition to being known as "Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site ", another name for CZF is "Cape Romanzof AFS Radars F-06".