Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA), Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,161 miles (or 6,696 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 Tullahoma Regional 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 Tullahoma Regional 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: | THA / KTHA |
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Location: | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°22'48"N by 86°14'48"W |
Area Served: | Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tullahoma |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1084 feet (330 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from THA |
More Information: | THA Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- 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 King's Flight moved from RAF Hendon and would stay until after the war, moving to RAF Northolt in 1995.
- The Chiltern Air Support Unit helicopter and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance helicopter are also both located here as lodger units.
- The airfield is a well-known frost hollow, often recording the coldest temperatures in the UK.
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- Its Supermarine Spitfire and de Havilland Mosquito aircraft flew missions over occupied Europe, for example bringing back battle damage assessment pictures after Operation Chastise.
Facts about Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA):
- In addition to being known as "Tullahoma Regional Airport", another name for THA is "William Northern Field".
- The closest airport to Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) is Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NW of THA.
- Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,222 miles (18,060 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.