Nonstop flight route between Bisbee, Arizona, United States and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ), Bisbee, Arizona, United States and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,248 miles (or 8,445 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 Bisbee Municipal 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 Bisbee Municipal 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: | BSQ / |
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| Location: | Bisbee, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°21'50"N by 109°52'59"W |
| Area Served: | Bisbee, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bisbee |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4780 feet (1,457 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BSQ |
| More Information: | BSQ 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 Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ):
- Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Bisbee Municipal Airport", another name for BSQ is "P04".
- The furthest airport from Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,532 miles (18,558 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Bisbee Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,780 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BSQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BSQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ) is Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) ENE of BSQ.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- By the end of June 2011 all flying units from RAF Lyneham had moved to RAF Brize Norton.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
- The station is home to the Administrative Wing, Airport of Embarkation Wing, Depth Support Wing, Forward Support Wing and Operations Wing.
- 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.
- To accommodate this expansion, a major infrastructure redevelopment, "Programme Future Brize" was established in 2009.
- 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.
