Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire:
Departure Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°1'1"N by 2°45'42"W)
Distance from BEX to BDK:
3,013.90 miles (4,850.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Soko Airport (BDK), Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,014 miles (or 4,850 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 RAF Benson and Soko Airport, 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 RAF Benson and Soko Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDK / DIBU |
| Airport Name: | Soko Airport |
| Location: | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°1'1"N by 2°45'42"W |
| Area Served: | Bondoukou |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDK |
| More Information: | BDK Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- 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 Chiltern Air Support Unit helicopter and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance helicopter are also both located here as lodger units.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Soko Airport (BDK):
- Soko Airport (BDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Soko Airport (BDK) is Sunyani Airport (NYI), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SSE of BDK.
- The furthest airport from Soko Airport (BDK) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Soko Airport (meaning Soko Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,298 miles (19,792 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.15 miles (87.14 km) SSE | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 2 | 87.55 miles (140.89 km) NNW | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 120.60 miles (194.09 km) SE | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 4 | 157.78 miles (253.93 km) W | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 159.38 miles (256.49 km) W | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 159.61 miles (256.86 km) SW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 165.75 miles (266.74 km) N | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 167.71 miles (269.91 km) NE | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 9 | 181.88 miles (292.70 km) S | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 194.27 miles (312.64 km) WSW | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 199.17 miles (320.53 km) WNW | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 205.22 miles (330.27 km) N | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 206.48 miles (332.30 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 213.05 miles (342.87 km) WNW | Korhogo Airport (HGO) | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 218.06 miles (350.94 km) NNE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,298.38 miles (19,792.27 km) WSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,062.43 miles (19,412.54 km) S | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,968.73 miles (19,261.76 km) S | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,897.97 miles (19,147.89 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 5 | 11,862.38 miles (19,090.60 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 6 | 11,836.03 miles (19,048.20 km) SSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 7 | 11,832.45 miles (19,042.44 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 11,818.15 miles (19,019.42 km) SSE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,803.78 miles (18,996.29 km) SSE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,775.70 miles (18,951.10 km) SSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,769.58 miles (18,941.25 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,763.82 miles (18,931.99 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,759.25 miles (18,924.63 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,738.39 miles (18,891.07 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,728.86 miles (18,875.73 km) SSE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |