Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Mirgorod, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°55'54"N by 33°38'21"E)
Distance from BEX to MXR:
1,507.78 miles (2,426.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Myrhorod Airport (MXR), Mirgorod, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,508 miles (or 2,427 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 relatively short distance between RAF Benson and Myrhorod Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MXR / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mirgorod, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'54"N by 33°38'21"E |
| Area Served: | Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine |
| Airport Type: | Public/military (Soviet Air Forces, now Ukrainian |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXR |
| More Information: | MXR Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- Its Supermarine Spitfire and de Havilland Mosquito aircraft flew missions over occupied Europe, for example bringing back battle damage assessment pictures after Operation Chastise.
- The King's Flight moved from RAF Hendon and would stay until after the war, moving to RAF Northolt in 1995.
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of 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 Battles were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers.
Facts about Myrhorod Airport (MXR):
- The closest airport to Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of MXR.
- In addition to being known as "Myrhorod Airport", another name for MXR is "Аеропорт «Миргород»".
- The furthest airport from Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,965 miles (17,646 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Aircraft would land at the field from either Great Britain or Southern Italy after attacking Axis targets in Eastern Europe.
- Myrhorod Airport (MXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In May 1944 the airfield was provided to the United States Army Air Forces as a heavy bomber staging field.
- After the war, the airfield was rebuilt and used as a Soviet Air Forces base.
| 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 | 55.82 miles (89.83 km) S | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 117.89 miles (189.72 km) E | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 124.91 miles (201.02 km) WNW | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 127.25 miles (204.80 km) SSE | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 131.95 miles (212.36 km) S | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 6 | 139.22 miles (224.05 km) ENE | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 7 | 144.76 miles (232.97 km) WNW | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 148.74 miles (239.38 km) NW | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 161.70 miles (260.23 km) SSE | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 171.02 miles (275.22 km) NE | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 11 | 212.17 miles (341.46 km) NNW | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 12 | 213.56 miles (343.69 km) SSW | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 218.42 miles (351.51 km) W | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 225.25 miles (362.50 km) ESE | Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) | Donetsk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 227.97 miles (366.87 km) N | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,964.89 miles (17,646.24 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,532.11 miles (16,949.74 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,517.44 miles (16,926.13 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,517.39 miles (16,926.05 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,515.47 miles (16,922.96 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,493.36 miles (16,887.38 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,492.57 miles (16,886.11 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,486.29 miles (16,876.01 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,480.62 miles (16,866.88 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,478.03 miles (16,862.71 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,465.50 miles (16,842.55 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,458.59 miles (16,831.43 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,455.23 miles (16,826.01 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,452.88 miles (16,822.23 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,452.08 miles (16,820.95 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |