Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Bhairawa, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA), Bhairawa, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,526 miles (or 7,283 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 Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa 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 Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa 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: | BWA / VNBW | 
| Airport Name: | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport | 
| Location: | Bhairawa, Nepal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°30'20"N by 83°24'57"E | 
| Area Served: | Bhairawa, Nepal | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 358 feet (109 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BWA | 
| More Information: | BWA Maps & Info | 
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- Royal Air Force Benson or RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in South Oxfordshire, England.
 - The Battles were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers.
 - 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 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.
 - Building work for RAF Benson began in 1937.
 - 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 Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA):
- The Airport will be upgraded into an international airport by 2017.
 - Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - The closest airport to Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) is Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NE of BWA.
 - Because of Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 358 feet, planes can take off or land at Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa 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.
 
