Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Port Bailey, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY), Port Bailey, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,689 miles (or 7,547 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 Brize Norton and Port Bailey Seaplane Base, 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 Brize Norton and Port Bailey Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZZ / EGVN |
Airport Name: | RAF Brize Norton |
Location: | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°45'0"N by 1°35'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
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Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPY / |
Airport Name: | Port Bailey Seaplane Base |
Location: | Port Bailey, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°55'47"N by 153°2'26"W |
Area Served: | Port Bailey, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Kadiak Fisheries |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | KPY Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- During the 2003 Iraq War four anti-war protesters managed to access the main runway in an attempt to prevent aircraft taking off.
- 101 Squadron reformed at Brize Norton on 1 May 1984, it previously operated the Avro Vulcan and participated in the Operation Black Buck missions of the Falklands War.
- With the closure of RAF Lyneham taking place in late 2011, the repatriation of British personnel was relocated to Brize Norton on 8 September 2011.
- The station is home to the Administrative Wing, Airport of Embarkation Wing, Depth Support Wing, Forward Support Wing and Operations Wing.
- The furthest airport from RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,888 miles (19,132 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- The station is home to Air Transport, Air-to-Air refuelling and Military Parachuting, with aircraft operating from the station including the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager which replaced the now decommissioned Lockheed TriStar in March 2014.
- To accommodate this expansion, a major infrastructure redevelopment, "Programme Future Brize" was established in 2009.
- Brize Norton is already a major airbase for the RAF's transport fleet.
- RAF Brize Norton was opened in 1937 as a training station and one of the first squadrons to use the airfield was No.
Facts about Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY):
- The furthest airport from Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,781 miles (17,351 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Port Bailey Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 2,000 feet.
- Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY) is Port Lions Airport (ORI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of KPY.
- Because of Port Bailey Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Bailey Seaplane Base 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.