Nonstop flight route between Branson, Missouri, United States and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Branson Airport (BKG), Branson, Missouri, United States and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,355 miles (or 7,009 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 Branson 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 Branson 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: | BKG / KBBG |
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| Location: | Branson, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°31'54"N by 93°12'2"W |
| Area Served: | Branson, Missouri |
| Operator/Owner: | Branson Airport, LLC |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1302 feet (397 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKG |
| More Information: | BKG 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 Branson Airport (BKG):
- The closest airport to Branson Airport (BKG) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of BKG.
- In addition to being known as "Branson Airport", another name for BKG is "BBG".
- Branson Airport (BKG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Branson Airport (BKG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,835 miles (17,438 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The owners have put the naming rights for the FBO, the terminal, and the entire airport up for sale.
- Plans also call for the construction of an 8,000-seat arena and 15,000-seat amphitheater near the airport.
- There were two airlines operating at the time of Branson's opening, AirTran Airways and Sun Country Airlines.
- On April 3, 2014, Buzz Airways, operated by Corporate Flight Management announced service to Chicago-Midway and Houston-Hobby that will begin June 12, 2014, on a scheduled charter, filling the void left by the departure of Southwest Airlines.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (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.
- On 12 August 2006, campaigners restricted access at the main entrance for several hours in a protest against British policy in the Middle East.
- On 23 May 2001 the RAF's first C-17 arrived at Brize Norton, one of six to be delivered to 99 Squadron.
- 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.
- On 19 September 2005, Brize Norton was closed as part of a major upgrade project.
