Nonstop flight route between Bharatpur, Nepal and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bharatpur Airport (BHR), Bharatpur, Nepal and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,559 miles (or 7,337 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 Bharatpur Airport and RAF Benson, 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 Bharatpur Airport and RAF Benson. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHR / VNBP | 
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| Location: | Bharatpur, Nepal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°40'41"N by 84°25'45"E | 
| Area Served: | Bharatpur, Nepal | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BHR | 
| More Information: | BHR Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Bharatpur Airport (BHR):
- Bharatpur Airport (BHR) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Bharatpur Airport", another name for BHR is "भरतपुर विमानस्थल".
 - Because of Bharatpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Bharatpur 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.
 - Bharatpur Airport is the country's 4th busiest.
 - This airport was built as part of the resettlement and malaria control program in the Chitwan valley, with the assistance of the Government of the United States of America.
 - The closest airport to Bharatpur Airport (BHR) is Meghauli Airport (MEY), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of BHR.
 - The furthest airport from Bharatpur Airport (BHR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,587 miles (18,647 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Bharatpur Airport is the base of Shivani AirLtd, the first fixed-wing pilot training school in the history of civil aviation in Nepal.
 
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- 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 retained a reconnaissance role for some years after the war, with Avro Lancaster, Spitfire, Mosquito, Gloster Meteor PR.Mk 10 and English Electric Canberra PR.Mk 3 aircraft.
 - 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.
 - The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
 - The airfield is a well-known frost hollow, often recording the coldest temperatures in the UK.
 
