Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG), Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,736 miles (or 4,403 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 Fada N'Gourma 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 Fada N'Gourma 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: | FNG / DFEF |
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| Location: | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°2'26"N by 0°21'51"E |
| Area Served: | Fada N'Gourma |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1014 feet (309 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FNG |
| More Information: | FNG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- 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 King's Flight moved from RAF Hendon and would stay until after the war, moving to RAF Northolt in 1995.
- 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 airfield is a well-known frost hollow, often recording the coldest temperatures in the UK.
- 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 Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG):
- In addition to being known as "Fada N'Gourma Airport", another name for FNG is "Fada N'Gourma Airport (Fada N'Gourma)".
- The closest airport to Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) is Tenkodogo Airport (TEG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) WSW of FNG.
- The furthest airport from Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Fada N'Gourma Airport (meaning Fada N'Gourma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) currently has only 1 runway.
