Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Sindal, Denmark:
Departure Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(57°30'16"N by 10°13'36"E)
Distance from BEX to CNL:
607.94 miles (978.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Sindal Airport (CNL), Sindal, Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 608 miles (or 978 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 Sindal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | CNL / EKSN |
| Airport Name: | Sindal Airport |
| Location: | Sindal, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°30'16"N by 10°13'36"E |
| Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNL |
| More Information: | CNL 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 closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- Building work for RAF Benson began in 1937.
- 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 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 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.
Facts about Sindal Airport (CNL):
- The furthest airport from Sindal Airport (CNL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,447 miles (18,423 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sindal Airport (CNL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sindal Airport's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Sindal 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 closest airport to Sindal Airport (CNL) is Aalborg Airport (AAL), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of CNL.
| 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 | 31.76 miles (51.11 km) SSW | Aalborg Airport (AAL) | Aalborg, Denmark | |
| 2 | 32.81 miles (52.80 km) ESE | Laesoe Airfield (BYR) | Læsø, Denmark | |
| 3 | 63.61 miles (102.36 km) ENE | Göteborg City Airport (GSE) | Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden | |
| 4 | 64.30 miles (103.48 km) WSW | Thisted Airport (TED) | Thisted, Denmark | |
| 5 | 76.95 miles (123.84 km) SSW | Skive Airport (SQW) | Skive, Denmark | |
| 6 | 77.21 miles (124.26 km) E | Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| 7 | 84.26 miles (135.60 km) S | Aarhus Airport (AAR) | Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 8 | 92.37 miles (148.65 km) WNW | Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) | Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway | |
| 9 | 93.20 miles (149.98 km) SSW | Karup Airport (KRP) | Karup, Denmark | |
| 10 | 95.91 miles (154.36 km) NE | Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) | Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden | |
| 11 | 112.40 miles (180.89 km) ESE | Halmstad Airport (HAD) | Halmstad, Sweden | |
| 12 | 116.22 miles (187.03 km) N | Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) | Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway | |
| 13 | 118.53 miles (190.76 km) NNW | Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) | Skien, Telemark, Norway | |
| 14 | 126.41 miles (203.43 km) SW | Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) | Skjern, Denmark | |
| 15 | 126.72 miles (203.93 km) ENE | Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK) | Lidköping, Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,447.49 miles (18,422.90 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,272.46 miles (18,141.22 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,256.60 miles (18,115.70 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,246.58 miles (18,099.58 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,238.74 miles (18,086.96 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,213.33 miles (18,046.05 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,208.88 miles (18,038.90 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,206.58 miles (18,035.21 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,202.57 miles (18,028.75 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,179.21 miles (17,991.15 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,178.52 miles (17,990.04 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,166.90 miles (17,971.33 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,159.51 miles (17,959.44 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,151.86 miles (17,947.13 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,135.36 miles (17,920.57 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |