Nonstop flight route between Coffeyville, Kansas, United States and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV), Coffeyville, Kansas, United States and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,418 miles (or 7,110 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 Coffeyville Municipal Airport and RAF Brize Norton, 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 Coffeyville Municipal Airport and RAF Brize Norton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFV / KCFV |
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Location: | Coffeyville, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°5'39"N by 95°34'18"W |
Area Served: | Coffeyville, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Coffeyville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 754 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CFV |
More Information: | CFV Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
View all routes: | Routes from BZZ |
More Information: | BZZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV):
- Because of Coffeyville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at Coffeyville 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.
- In addition to being known as "Coffeyville Municipal Airport", another name for CFV is "Coffeyville AAF".
- The facility was closed and turned over to civil authorities in 1947.
- The furthest airport from Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,706 miles (17,229 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV) is Independence Municipal Airport (IDP), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of CFV.
- Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV) has 2 runways.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- On 23 May 2001 the RAF's first C-17 arrived at Brize Norton, one of six to be delivered to 99 Squadron.
- Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about 65 mi west north-west of London, is the largest station of the Royal Air Force.
- 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.
- By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
- On 12 August 2006, campaigners restricted access at the main entrance for several hours in a protest against British policy in the Middle East.
- In 1970 two squadrons 99 Squadron and 511 Squadron operating the Bristol Britannia moved from RAF Lyneham.
- Major infrastructure redevelopment began in 2010 ahead of the closure of RAF Lyneham in 2012, at which point Brize Norton became the sole air point of embarkation for British troops.
- Like many UK military bases RAF Brize Norton has been subject to limited protests by peace demonstrators.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- By the end of June 2011 all flying units from RAF Lyneham had moved to RAF Brize Norton.
- The Hercules fleet at RAF Lyneham officially moved to Brize Norton on 1 July 2011.
- To accommodate this expansion, a major infrastructure redevelopment, "Programme Future Brize" was established in 2009.