Nonstop flight route between Lake Ozark, Missouri, United States and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ), Lake Ozark, Missouri, United States and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,276 miles (or 6,881 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 Lee C. Fine Memorial 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 Lee C. Fine Memorial 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: | AIZ / KAIZ |
Airport Name: | Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport |
Location: | Lake Ozark, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°5'45"N by 92°32'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Osage Beach |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 869 feet (265 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AIZ |
More Information: | AIZ 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 Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ):
- Because of Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 869 feet, planes can take off or land at Lee C. Fine Memorial 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.
- The furthest airport from Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,871 miles (17,495 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ) is Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SE of AIZ.
- Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
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 closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- 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.
- Its Supermarine Spitfire and de Havilland Mosquito aircraft flew missions over occupied Europe, for example bringing back battle damage assessment pictures after Operation Chastise.
- The future of RAF Benson was in doubt for some time, while Project Belvedere was looking into closing at least one of Joint Helicopter Command's airfields.