Nonstop flight route between Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States:
Departure Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°10'58"N by 103°36'11"W)
Distance from BEX to TCC:
4,837.66 miles (7,785.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC), Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,838 miles (or 7,785 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 Tucumcari Municipal 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 Tucumcari Municipal 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: | TCC / KTCC |
| Airport Name: | Tucumcari Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'58"N by 103°36'11"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Tucumcari |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4065 feet (1,239 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TCC |
| More Information: | TCC Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- The Chiltern Air Support Unit helicopter and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance helicopter are also both located here as lodger units.
- Royal Air Force Benson or RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in South Oxfordshire, England.
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of 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 airfield is a well-known frost hollow, often recording the coldest temperatures in the UK.
- 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 Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC):
- The furthest airport from Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,108 miles (17,876 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Tucumcari Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,065 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TCC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TCC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Airline flights ended around 1955.
- The closest airport to Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) is Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSE of TCC.
- Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 57.53 miles (92.58 km) SSE | Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 2 | 59.31 miles (95.45 km) SW | Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) | Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 60.19 miles (96.86 km) SSE | Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 4 | 82.97 miles (133.53 km) NE | Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) | Dalhart, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 90.93 miles (146.33 km) NNE | Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) | Clayton, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 92.60 miles (149.02 km) WNW | Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | |
| 7 | 100.37 miles (161.53 km) E | Tradewind Airport (TDW) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 107.14 miles (172.43 km) E | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 118.87 miles (191.30 km) NNW | Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) | Raton, New Mexico, United States | |
| 10 | 128.08 miles (206.13 km) ESE | Hale County Airport (PVW) | Plainview, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 129.42 miles (208.27 km) ENE | Hutchinson County Airport (BGD) | Borger, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 140.36 miles (225.89 km) SSW | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 143.21 miles (230.47 km) WNW | Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 145.62 miles (234.35 km) NW | Taos Regional Airport (TSM) | Taos, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 146.07 miles (235.08 km) SE | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) | Lubbock, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,107.54 miles (17,875.80 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,909.98 miles (17,557.86 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,847.05 miles (17,456.59 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,831.45 miles (17,431.49 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,551.59 miles (16,981.09 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,485.33 miles (16,874.47 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,429.27 miles (16,784.24 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,418.09 miles (16,766.25 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,405.61 miles (16,746.17 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,397.90 miles (16,733.76 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,379.71 miles (16,704.49 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,339.46 miles (16,639.70 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,303.09 miles (16,581.17 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,279.01 miles (16,542.42 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,271.93 miles (16,531.03 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |