Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°56'0"S by 69°41'40"W)
Distance from BEX to IPG:
5,477.12 miles (8,814.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Ipiranga Airport (IPG), Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,477 miles (or 8,815 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 Ipiranga 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 Ipiranga 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: | IPG / SWII |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°56'0"S by 69°41'40"W |
| Area Served: | Santo Antônio do Içá |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IPG |
| More Information: | IPG Maps & Info |
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 Chiltern Air Support Unit helicopter and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance helicopter are also both located here as lodger units.
- 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 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.
Facts about Ipiranga Airport (IPG):
- In addition to being known as "Ipiranga Airport", another name for IPG is "Aeroporto do Ipiranga".
- Because of Ipiranga Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Ipiranga 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 Ipiranga Airport (IPG) is Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) S of IPG.
- Ipiranga Airport (IPG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ipiranga Airport (IPG) is Kuching International Airport (KCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ipiranga Airport (meaning Ipiranga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kuching International Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
| 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 | 88.71 miles (142.76 km) S | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 2 | 92.96 miles (149.60 km) S | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 111.18 miles (178.93 km) N | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 4 | 235.13 miles (378.41 km) SE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 237.55 miles (382.29 km) WNW | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| 6 | 246.61 miles (396.87 km) NW | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 7 | 256.11 miles (412.16 km) WSW | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 8 | 256.24 miles (412.38 km) S | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 291.70 miles (469.44 km) N | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 10 | 344.22 miles (553.97 km) E | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 385.56 miles (620.49 km) SSW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| 12 | 398.77 miles (641.76 km) WNW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 13 | 431.82 miles (694.94 km) NNW | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 14 | 450.69 miles (725.31 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 452.44 miles (728.13 km) NW | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,405.70 miles (19,964.99 km) N | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,350.83 miles (19,876.68 km) NNE | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,314.67 miles (19,818.49 km) W | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,312.14 miles (19,814.41 km) WNW | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,288.38 miles (19,776.19 km) ENE | Ranai Airport (NTX) | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,249.05 miles (19,712.88 km) W | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,244.58 miles (19,705.69 km) WNW | Kapit Airport (KPI) | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,214.80 miles (19,657.76 km) NNE | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,197.46 miles (19,629.86 km) W | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,165.25 miles (19,578.02 km) WNW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,156.12 miles (19,563.33 km) E | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,146.79 miles (19,548.31 km) WNW | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,116.75 miles (19,499.97 km) WNW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,110.24 miles (19,489.50 km) WNW | Datadawai Airport (DTD) | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,107.76 miles (19,485.50 km) N | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |