Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Ashley, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Ashley Municipal Airport (ASY), Ashley, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,113 miles (or 6,620 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 RAF Brize Norton and Ashley Municipal Airport, 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 RAF Brize Norton and Ashley Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASY / KASY |
Airport Name: | Ashley Municipal Airport |
Location: | Ashley, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°1'28"N by 99°21'6"W |
Area Served: | Ashley, North Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | Ashley Municipal Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2032 feet (619 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASY |
More Information: | ASY Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- AirTanker Services is operating the RAF's Airbus A330 MRTT to provide aerial re-fuelling services at Brize Norton.
- By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
- A peace camp was held at the station from 21 to 25 April 2005, along with a demonstration in nearby Carterton.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- On 23 May 2001 the RAF's first C-17 arrived at Brize Norton, one of six to be delivered to 99 Squadron.
- The station is home to Air Transport, Air-to-Air refuelling and Military Parachuting, with aircraft operating from the station including the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager which replaced the now decommissioned Lockheed TriStar in March 2014.
Facts about Ashley Municipal Airport (ASY):
- Ashley Municipal Airport (ASY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Ashley Municipal Airport (ASY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,451 miles (16,819 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ashley Municipal Airport (ASY) is Aberdeen Regional AirportAberdeen Army Airfield (ABR), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SE of ASY.