Nonstop flight route between Beihan, Yemen and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(14°46'54"N by 45°43'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°45'0"N by 1°35'0"W)
Distance from BHN to BZZ:
3,639.73 miles (5,857.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beihan Airport (BHN), Beihan, Yemen and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,640 miles (or 5,858 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 Beihan 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 Beihan 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: | BHN / OYBN |
| Airport Name: | Beihan Airport |
| Location: | Beihan, Yemen |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°46'54"N by 45°43'11"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3800 feet (1,158 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHN |
| More Information: | BHN 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 Beihan Airport (BHN):
- The furthest airport from Beihan Airport (BHN) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Beihan Airport (meaning Beihan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,134 miles (19,527 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Beihan Airport (BHN) is Ataq Airport (AXK), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ESE of BHN.
- Beihan Airport (BHN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (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.
- By the 1950s Cold War tension was escalating and the United States envisaged stationing nuclear bombers in the United Kingdom as a deterrent to Soviet aggression.
- The Hercules fleet at RAF Lyneham officially moved to Brize Norton on 1 July 2011.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- 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.
- By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
- By March 2011, 70 buildings had been refurbished on the station.
- RAF Brize Norton was opened in 1937 as a training station and one of the first squadrons to use the airfield was No.
- On 19 September 2005, Brize Norton was closed as part of a major upgrade project.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 75.64 miles (121.72 km) ESE | Ataq Airport (AXK) | Ataq, Yemen |     |
| 2 | 110.97 miles (178.60 km) WNW | El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) | Sana'a, Yemen | |
| 3 | 130.17 miles (209.49 km) SW | Ta'izz International Airport (TAI) | Ta'izz, Yemen | |
| 4 | 142.65 miles (229.57 km) SSW | Aden International Airport (ADE) | Aden, Yemen | |
| 5 | 183.32 miles (295.02 km) W | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 6 | 213.70 miles (343.91 km) NNW | Najran Domestic Airport (EAM) | Najran (Nejran), Saudi Arabia | |
| 7 | 220.16 miles (354.31 km) ENE | Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) | Seiyun, Yemen | |
| 8 | 237.66 miles (382.48 km) WSW | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 9 | 244.38 miles (393.29 km) E | Riyan Airport (MKX) | Mukalla, Yemen | |
| 10 | 254.40 miles (409.41 km) SW | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| 11 | 271.22 miles (436.49 km) SW | Moucha Airport (MHI) | Moucha Island, Djibouti | |
| 12 | 283.34 miles (455.98 km) SW | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| 13 | 307.32 miles (494.58 km) SSE | Erigavo Airport (ERA) | Erigavo, Somalia | |
| 14 | 308.02 miles (495.71 km) S | Berbera Airport (BBO) | Berbera, Somalia | |
| 15 | 313.46 miles (504.47 km) NW | Abha Regional Airport (AHB) | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,133.84 miles (19,527.47 km) SE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,006.91 miles (19,323.21 km) SE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,990.71 miles (19,297.13 km) E | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,965.61 miles (19,256.74 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,939.98 miles (19,215.49 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,936.17 miles (19,209.36 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,883.91 miles (19,125.25 km) E | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,861.79 miles (19,089.66 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,800.91 miles (18,991.68 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,674.04 miles (18,787.50 km) E | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,670.40 miles (18,781.64 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,648.20 miles (18,745.92 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,635.73 miles (18,725.85 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,625.93 miles (18,710.08 km) E | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,612.76 miles (18,688.88 km) E | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.00 miles (16.09 km) WSW | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 12.77 miles (20.55 km) ENE | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 22.84 miles (36.76 km) ESE | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 24.39 miles (39.25 km) SW | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 33.80 miles (54.39 km) E | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 40.43 miles (65.07 km) ENE | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 43.22 miles (69.55 km) SE | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 43.24 miles (69.58 km) N | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 45.06 miles (72.51 km) SE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 45.52 miles (73.26 km) SSE | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 46.15 miles (74.27 km) WSW | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 47.72 miles (76.80 km) SE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 49.13 miles (79.07 km) N | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 51.07 miles (82.19 km) NE | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 51.70 miles (83.20 km) ESE | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,888.39 miles (19,132.46 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,864.89 miles (19,094.64 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,860.51 miles (19,087.59 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,850.26 miles (19,071.10 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,839.16 miles (19,053.23 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,824.94 miles (19,030.35 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,824.82 miles (19,030.15 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,814.32 miles (19,013.26 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,804.17 miles (18,996.93 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,794.94 miles (18,982.07 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,794.46 miles (18,981.30 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,773.27 miles (18,947.20 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,765.29 miles (18,934.35 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,754.24 miles (18,916.57 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,750.72 miles (18,910.90 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |