Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Humboldt, Iowa, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD), Humboldt, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,114 miles (or 6,621 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 Humboldt Municipal 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 Humboldt Municipal 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: | HUD / |
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Location: | Humboldt, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°44'9"N by 94°14'43"W |
Area Served: | Humboldt, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Humboldt |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1093 feet (333 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUD |
More Information: | HUD Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (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 airfield is a well-known frost hollow, often recording the coldest temperatures in the UK.
- The King's Flight moved from RAF Hendon and would stay until after the war, moving to RAF Northolt in 1995.
- 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 Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD):
- The closest airport to Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD) is Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of HUD.
- In addition to being known as "Humboldt Municipal Airport", another name for HUD is "0K7".
- Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,745 miles (17,292 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.