Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Kokshetau, Kazakhstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Kokshetau Airport (KOV), Kokshetau, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,853 miles (or 4,592 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 Kokshetau 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 Kokshetau 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: | KOV / UACK | 
| Airport Name: | Kokshetau Airport | 
| Location: | Kokshetau, Kazakhstan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°19'47"N by 69°35'48"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 886 feet (270 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KOV | 
| More Information: | KOV Maps & Info | 
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- 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 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.
 
Facts about Kokshetau Airport (KOV):
- The closest airport to Kokshetau Airport (KOV) is Petropavl Airport (PPK), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) N of KOV.
 - Because of Kokshetau Airport's relatively low elevation of 886 feet, planes can take off or land at Kokshetau 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 furthest airport from Kokshetau Airport (KOV) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,858 miles (17,475 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
 - Kokshetau Airport (KOV) currently has only 1 runway.
 
