Nonstop flight route between Binghamton, New York, United States and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM), Binghamton, New York, United States and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,412 miles (or 5,492 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 Greater Binghamton Airport and RAF Brize Norton, 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 Greater Binghamton Airport and RAF Brize Norton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGM / KBGM |
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| Location: | Binghamton, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°12'30"N by 75°58'46"W |
| Area Served: | Binghamton, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | Broome County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1636 feet (499 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGM |
| More Information: | BGM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZZ / EGVN |
| Airport Name: | RAF Brize Norton |
| Location: | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°45'0"N by 1°35'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from BZZ |
| More Information: | BZZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM):
- In addition to being known as "Greater Binghamton Airport", another name for BGM is "Edwin A. Link Field".
- Greater Binghamton Airport is a county owned, public airport eight miles north of Binghamton, in Broome County, New York.
- The closest airport to Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of BGM.
- To accommodate larger aircraft, the main runway was extended 700 feet in 1969.
- The furthest airport from Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,607 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) has 2 runways.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- A peace camp was held at the station from 21 to 25 April 2005, along with a demonstration in nearby Carterton.
- By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
- Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about 65 mi west north-west of London, is the largest station of the Royal Air Force.
- With the closure of RAF Lyneham taking place in late 2011, the repatriation of British personnel was relocated to Brize Norton on 8 September 2011.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- 101 Squadron reformed at Brize Norton on 1 May 1984, it previously operated the Avro Vulcan and participated in the Operation Black Buck missions of the Falklands War.
- The furthest airport from RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,888 miles (19,132 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
