Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Saratov, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°33'53"N by 46°2'48"E)
Distance from BEX to RTW:
1,987.86 miles (3,199.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Tsentralny Airport (RTW), Saratov, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,988 miles (or 3,199 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 Tsentralny 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: | RTW / UWSS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saratov, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'53"N by 46°2'48"E |
| Area Served: | Saratov |
| Operator/Owner: | Saravia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RTW |
| More Information: | RTW Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- Building work for RAF Benson began in 1937.
- 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.
- The Battles were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers.
- 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 Tsentralny Airport (RTW):
- The furthest airport from Tsentralny Airport (RTW) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,468 miles (16,847 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Tsentralny Airport", another name for RTW is "Аэропорт Центральный".
- The closest airport to Tsentralny Airport (RTW) is Balakovo Airport (BWO), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ENE of RTW.
- Tsentralny Airport (RTW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tsentralny Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Tsentralny 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.
| 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 | 75.54 miles (121.57 km) ENE | Balakovo Airport (BWO) | Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia | |
| 2 | 115.70 miles (186.21 km) NNW | Penza Airport (PEZ) | Penza, Russia | |
| 3 | 180.25 miles (290.08 km) N | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| 4 | 206.49 miles (332.30 km) SSW | Volgograd International Airport (VOG) | Volgograd, Russia | |
| 5 | 208.41 miles (335.41 km) NNE | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 6 | 211.44 miles (340.28 km) WNW | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| 7 | 218.39 miles (351.47 km) NE | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 8 | 226.99 miles (365.30 km) NNE | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 9 | 238.81 miles (384.32 km) E | Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) | Oral (Uralsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 10 | 286.89 miles (461.71 km) WNW | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 11 | 292.38 miles (470.53 km) W | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 12 | 309.09 miles (497.43 km) NNE | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 13 | 317.10 miles (510.32 km) N | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 14 | 329.61 miles (530.46 km) NW | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 15 | 335.15 miles (539.37 km) NNW | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,468.35 miles (16,847.14 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,419.73 miles (16,768.89 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,322.67 miles (16,612.68 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,294.65 miles (16,567.59 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,219.19 miles (16,446.15 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,191.14 miles (16,401.01 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,132.02 miles (16,305.87 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,091.50 miles (16,240.65 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,019.02 miles (16,124.02 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 9,989.26 miles (16,076.12 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 9,981.33 miles (16,063.35 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,974.47 miles (16,052.31 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,967.14 miles (16,040.52 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,961.90 miles (16,032.08 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 9,952.76 miles (16,017.38 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |