Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Denver, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(51°45'0"N by 1°35'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°54'32"N by 105°7'1"W)
Distance from BZZ to BJC:
4,620.76 miles (7,436.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), Denver, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,621 miles (or 7,436 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 Rocky Mountain Metropolitan 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 Rocky Mountain Metropolitan 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: | BJC / KBJC |
| Airport Name: | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport |
| Location: | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°54'32"N by 105°7'1"W |
| Area Served: | Denver, Colorado |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5673 feet (1,729 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJC |
| More Information: | BJC Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- In 1970 two squadrons 99 Squadron and 511 Squadron operating the Bristol Britannia moved from RAF Lyneham.
- 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.
- Brize Norton is already a major airbase for the RAF's transport fleet.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of 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 March 2011, 70 buildings had been refurbished on the station.
- The station is home to the Administrative Wing, Airport of Embarkation Wing, Depth Support Wing, Forward Support Wing and Operations Wing.
Facts about Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC):
- Because of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport's high elevation of 5,673 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) has 3 runways.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a reliever airport.
- The closest airport to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) is Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of BJC.
- The furthest airport from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,886 miles (17,519 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport covers an area of 1,700 acres at an elevation of 5,673 feet above mean sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.00 miles (16.09 km) WSW | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 12.77 miles (20.55 km) ENE | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 22.84 miles (36.76 km) ESE | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 24.39 miles (39.25 km) SW | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 33.80 miles (54.39 km) E | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 40.43 miles (65.07 km) ENE | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 43.22 miles (69.55 km) SE | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 43.24 miles (69.58 km) N | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 45.06 miles (72.51 km) SE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 45.52 miles (73.26 km) SSE | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 46.15 miles (74.27 km) WSW | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 47.72 miles (76.80 km) SE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 49.13 miles (79.07 km) N | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 51.07 miles (82.19 km) NE | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 51.70 miles (83.20 km) ESE | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,888.39 miles (19,132.46 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,864.89 miles (19,094.64 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,860.51 miles (19,087.59 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,850.26 miles (19,071.10 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,839.16 miles (19,053.23 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,824.94 miles (19,030.35 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,824.82 miles (19,030.15 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,814.32 miles (19,013.26 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,804.17 miles (18,996.93 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,794.94 miles (18,982.07 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,794.46 miles (18,981.30 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,773.27 miles (18,947.20 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,765.29 miles (18,934.35 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,754.24 miles (18,916.57 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,750.72 miles (18,910.90 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.70 miles (17.22 km) NNW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 23.77 miles (38.26 km) E | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 27.40 miles (44.09 km) SSE | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 37.93 miles (61.05 km) N | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 44.58 miles (71.74 km) NE | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 64.96 miles (104.54 km) SSE | United States Air Force Academy (AFF) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 79.39 miles (127.77 km) SSE | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 79.66 miles (128.19 km) SW | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 85.60 miles (137.76 km) N | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 87.63 miles (141.02 km) N | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 11 | 97.37 miles (156.70 km) W | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| 12 | 101.26 miles (162.96 km) NNW | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 101.38 miles (163.15 km) WNW | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 101.93 miles (164.04 km) E | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 104.64 miles (168.40 km) WSW | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,885.91 miles (17,519.13 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,750.30 miles (17,300.89 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,716.25 miles (17,246.10 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,695.97 miles (17,213.45 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,524.44 miles (16,937.41 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,410.97 miles (16,754.79 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,401.29 miles (16,739.21 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,365.91 miles (16,682.27 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,297.63 miles (16,572.38 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,260.86 miles (16,513.21 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,250.92 miles (16,497.22 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,233.96 miles (16,469.93 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,215.70 miles (16,440.53 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,204.51 miles (16,422.53 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,198.16 miles (16,412.31 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |