Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Constanța, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND), Constanța, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,445 miles (or 2,325 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 relatively short distance between RAF Benson and Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):

• The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
• 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.
• The Battles were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers.
• 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.

Facts about Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND):

• Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport handled 73,301 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,203 miles (18,029 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport", another name for CND is "Aeroportul Internaţional Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu".
• Several city bus lines link the airport to Constanta railway station.
• The closest airport to Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSW of CND.
• Because of Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 353 feet, planes can take off or land at Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International 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.
• During the first three months of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the airport was transited by 1,300 cargo and personnel transports towards Iraq, comprising 6,200 personnel and about 11,100 tons of equipment.
• There are always cabs available outside airport terminal.The cost of a ride to Constanta is around $30 which is considerably higher than the bus rates which can be as low as $1.50.
• Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) currently has only 1 runway.
• Use of the airport peaked at 778,766 passengers in 1979, when tourism to the Romanian Riviera was at a high.
• As of October 2009 the US has spent $48 million upgrading the base.