Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Anshu, Guizhou Province, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA), Anshu, Guizhou Province, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,498 miles (or 8,849 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 Anshun Huangguoshu 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 Anshun Huangguoshu 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: | AVA / ZUAS |
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Location: | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°15'38"N by 105°52'23"E |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
View all routes: | Routes from AVA |
More Information: | AVA Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- RAF Brize Norton was opened in 1937 as a training station and one of the first squadrons to use the airfield was No.
- Following the Falklands War, the RAF found itself lacking in the strategic transport capabilities required to sustain the expanded military presence there.
- 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.
- The Hercules fleet at RAF Lyneham officially moved to Brize Norton on 1 July 2011.
- During the 2003 Iraq War four anti-war protesters managed to access the main runway in an attempt to prevent aircraft taking off.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- Major infrastructure redevelopment began in 2010 ahead of the closure of RAF Lyneham in 2012, at which point Brize Norton became the sole air point of embarkation for British troops.
Facts about Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA):
- In addition to being known as "Anshun Huangguoshu Airport", other names for AVA include "安顺黄果树机场" and "Ānshùn Huángguǒshù Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (meaning Anshun Huangguoshu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,219 miles (19,664 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) is Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) ENE of AVA.