Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Kribi, Cameroon:
Departure Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°52'27"N by 9°58'37"E)
Distance from BEX to KBI:
3,428.15 miles (5,517.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Kribi Airport (KBI), Kribi, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,428 miles (or 5,517 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 Kribi 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 Kribi 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: | KBI / FKKB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kribi, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°52'27"N by 9°58'37"E |
| Area Served: | Kribi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBI |
| More Information: | KBI 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.
- Building work for RAF Benson began in 1937.
Facts about Kribi Airport (KBI):
- Because of Kribi Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Kribi 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.
- Kribi Airport (KBI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kribi Airport (KBI) is Bata Airport (BSG), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) S of KBI.
- In addition to being known as "Kribi Airport", another name for KBI is "Kribi Airport (Kribi)".
- The furthest airport from Kribi Airport (KBI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Kribi Airport (meaning Kribi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
| 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 | 67.98 miles (109.40 km) S | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 2 | 80.17 miles (129.03 km) NNW | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 83.29 miles (134.04 km) E | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 95.38 miles (153.50 km) NW | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 106.58 miles (171.52 km) NW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 6 | 118.32 miles (190.41 km) ESE | Bitam Airport (BMM) | Bitam, Gabon | |
| 7 | 123.51 miles (198.77 km) ENE | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 125.65 miles (202.22 km) ENE | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 171.41 miles (275.86 km) SSW | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) | Libreville, Gabon | |
| 10 | 177.90 miles (286.30 km) N | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 183.60 miles (295.48 km) NW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 185.78 miles (298.98 km) N | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 189.44 miles (304.87 km) NW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 198.18 miles (318.94 km) NNE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 198.18 miles (318.94 km) NNE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,320.47 miles (19,827.82 km) E | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,681.06 miles (18,798.80 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,670.55 miles (18,781.89 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,669.55 miles (18,780.27 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,667.82 miles (18,777.49 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,654.97 miles (18,756.82 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,652.09 miles (18,752.18 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 11,651.48 miles (18,751.19 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,647.43 miles (18,744.67 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,629.40 miles (18,715.66 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 11,603.93 miles (18,674.68 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,599.34 miles (18,667.29 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 13 | 11,527.36 miles (18,551.45 km) E | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 14 | 11,499.25 miles (18,506.20 km) WSW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,480.13 miles (18,475.43 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |