Nonstop flight route between Assis, São Paulo, Brazil and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(22°38'24"S by 50°27'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Distance from AIF to BEX:
5,935.01 miles (9,551.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF), Assis, São Paulo, Brazil and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,935 miles (or 9,551 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 Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport and RAF Benson, 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 Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport and RAF Benson. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIF / SBAS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Assis, São Paulo, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°38'24"S by 50°27'11"W |
| Area Served: | Assis |
| Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1850 feet (564 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIF |
| More Information: | AIF Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF):
- The furthest airport from Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (meaning Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,190 miles (19,618 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport handled 7,957 passengers last year.
- The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
- In addition to being known as "Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport", other names for AIF include "Aeroporto Estadual Marcelo Pires Halzhausen" and "SNAX".
- The closest airport to Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF) is Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSW of AIF.
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 Chiltern Air Support Unit helicopter and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance helicopter are also both located here as lodger units.
- The station is today the home to four squadrons of Support Helicopters, 28 Squadron, 78 Squadron with Merlin helicopters and 33 Squadron and 230 Squadron with Puma helicopters.
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.69 miles (59.04 km) SSW | Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) | Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 45.52 miles (73.26 km) NE | Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) | Marília, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 3 | 64.54 miles (103.87 km) SW | Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB) | Londrina, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 82.48 miles (132.74 km) SW | Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX) | Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 5 | 89.55 miles (144.11 km) SW | Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) | Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 91.64 miles (147.47 km) ENE | Bauru State Airport (BAU) | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 7 | 103.37 miles (166.35 km) N | Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) | Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 8 | 109.54 miles (176.29 km) SSE | Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 9 | 114.84 miles (184.82 km) WSW | Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport (MGF) | Maringá, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 10 | 142.86 miles (229.90 km) NNE | Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport (SJP) | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | |
| 11 | 158.79 miles (255.55 km) ENE | Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) | Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 12 | 171.36 miles (275.78 km) ENE | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 185.42 miles (298.40 km) NE | Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) | Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 197.38 miles (317.65 km) ESE | Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 15 | 200.58 miles (322.80 km) ENE | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,190.26 miles (19,618.28 km) NNW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,182.44 miles (19,605.69 km) NNW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,163.56 miles (19,575.31 km) NNE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,157.07 miles (19,564.85 km) NNE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,154.79 miles (19,561.20 km) NNE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,133.87 miles (19,527.52 km) NNE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,129.79 miles (19,520.96 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,127.66 miles (19,517.52 km) NNE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,120.04 miles (19,505.27 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,077.35 miles (19,436.56 km) ENE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,059.57 miles (19,407.96 km) ENE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,043.53 miles (19,382.14 km) N | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,036.56 miles (19,370.91 km) N | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,002.17 miles (19,315.57 km) ENE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,927.62 miles (19,195.60 km) ENE | Basco Airport (BSO) | Basco, Batanes, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.38 miles (21.53 km) ENE | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 18.01 miles (28.98 km) NNW | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 22.84 miles (36.76 km) WNW | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 22.86 miles (36.79 km) SSE | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 27.22 miles (43.81 km) SSE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 27.27 miles (43.88 km) SSE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 28.90 miles (46.51 km) ESE | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 29.41 miles (47.34 km) E | RAF Northolt (NHT) | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 29.77 miles (47.92 km) S | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 30.10 miles (48.45 km) W | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 32.59 miles (52.45 km) NNE | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 35.88 miles (57.74 km) ENE | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 37.64 miles (60.57 km) ENE | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 39.31 miles (63.26 km) W | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 47.38 miles (76.26 km) SSW | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,879.28 miles (19,117.81 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,856.22 miles (19,080.68 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,854.23 miles (19,077.49 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,851.63 miles (19,073.31 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,838.05 miles (19,051.45 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,819.81 miles (19,022.09 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,815.78 miles (19,015.60 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,810.58 miles (19,007.24 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,802.08 miles (18,993.57 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,785.98 miles (18,967.65 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,785.41 miles (18,966.73 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,767.06 miles (18,937.19 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,759.25 miles (18,924.64 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,754.85 miles (18,917.55 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,740.74 miles (18,894.85 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |