Nonstop flight route between Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cloncurry Airport (CNJ), Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,482 miles (or 15,260 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 Cloncurry 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 Cloncurry 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: | CNJ / YCCY |
Airport Name: | Cloncurry Airport |
Location: | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'6"S by 140°30'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Cloncurry Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 616 feet (188 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNJ |
More Information: | CNJ 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 Cloncurry Airport (CNJ):
- The furthest airport from Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,466 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Due to the strategic importance of Cloncurry aerodrome on the main Darwin–Sydney air route, the Royal Australian Air Force expanded the aerodrome during World War II.
- The closest airport to Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) is Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) ESE of CNJ.
- Because of Cloncurry Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Cloncurry 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.
- Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) has 2 runways.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- The Hercules fleet at RAF Lyneham officially moved to Brize Norton on 1 July 2011.
- RAF Brize Norton Flying Club resides at the station providing low cost flying for MOD personnel and training to PPL level and above.
- By the end of June 2011 all flying units from RAF Lyneham had moved to RAF Brize Norton.
- 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.
- On 19 September 2005, Brize Norton was closed as part of a major upgrade project.