Nonstop flight route between N'zeto, Angola and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ), N'zeto, Angola and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,164 miles (or 6,702 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 N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARZ / FNZE |
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| Location: | N'zeto, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°15'32"S by 12°51'45"E |
| Area Served: | N'Zeto |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ARZ |
| More Information: | ARZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
| Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
| Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
| More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Facts about N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ):
- Because of N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at N'Zeto/Ambrizete 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.
- N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ) is Namibe Airport (MSZ), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ARZ.
- In addition to being known as "N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport", another name for ARZ is "N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (N'Zeto)".
- The furthest airport from N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 11,763 miles (18,930 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- Due to the deteriorating airfield facilities and its unique NATO heavy bomber mission, RAF Fairford underwent a $100 million upgrade of its runway and fuel systems in the largest NATO funded airfield construction project within a NATO country since the end of the Cold War.
- Fairford was chosen in 1969 as the British test centre for the Concorde aircraft, which continued until 1977.
- In 1950, as a result of the beginning of the Cold War, the airfield was transferred to the U.S.
- RAF Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- On 14 January 2004, the 420th Air Base Group was established at RAF Fairford to improve the control of its geographically separated units that had been aligned beneath the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
