Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Saransk, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°7'30"N by 45°12'54"E)
Distance from BEX to SKX:
1,904.34 miles (3,064.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Saransk Airport (SKX), Saransk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,904 miles (or 3,065 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 Saransk 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: | SKX / UWPS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saransk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°7'30"N by 45°12'54"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 676 feet (206 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKX |
| More Information: | SKX Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- The Battles were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- The future of RAF Benson was in doubt for some time, while Project Belvedere was looking into closing at least one of Joint Helicopter Command's airfields.
Facts about Saransk Airport (SKX):
- Saransk Airport (SKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Saransk Airport (SKX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,451 miles (16,820 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Saransk Airport (SKX) is Penza Airport (PEZ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of SKX.
- In addition to being known as "Saransk Airport", another name for SKX is "Аэропорт Саранск".
- Because of Saransk Airport's relatively low elevation of 676 feet, planes can take off or land at Saransk 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 | 70.12 miles (112.84 km) S | Penza Airport (PEZ) | Penza, Russia | |
| 2 | 122.82 miles (197.65 km) E | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 3 | 146.02 miles (235.00 km) E | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 155.97 miles (251.01 km) NNW | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 5 | 159.78 miles (257.14 km) NNE | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 6 | 178.50 miles (287.26 km) WSW | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| 7 | 180.25 miles (290.08 km) SSE | Tsentralny Airport (RTW) | Saratov, Russia | |
| 8 | 189.25 miles (304.57 km) SE | Balakovo Airport (BWO) | Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 191.34 miles (307.93 km) NE | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 10 | 206.03 miles (331.57 km) E | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 11 | 206.90 miles (332.98 km) NNE | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| 12 | 217.88 miles (350.64 km) W | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 13 | 253.48 miles (407.93 km) WSW | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 14 | 256.62 miles (412.99 km) NW | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 15 | 291.05 miles (468.39 km) ENE | Begishevo Airport (NBC) | Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,451.21 miles (16,819.55 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,292.10 miles (16,563.48 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,174.18 miles (16,373.72 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,123.71 miles (16,292.49 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,082.76 miles (16,226.59 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,020.33 miles (16,126.11 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,011.96 miles (16,112.65 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,003.12 miles (16,098.42 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 9,995.98 miles (16,086.93 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 9,995.19 miles (16,085.67 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 9,993.97 miles (16,083.70 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,993.72 miles (16,083.30 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,992.79 miles (16,081.80 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,991.83 miles (16,080.25 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,982.82 miles (16,065.75 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |