Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM), Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,424 miles (or 5,511 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 Monmouth Executive 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 Monmouth Executive 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 |
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Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLM / KBLM |
Airport Name: | Monmouth Executive Airport |
Location: | Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'12"N by 74°7'27"W |
Area Served: | Belmar / Farmingdale, New Jersey |
Operator/Owner: | Wall Herald Corp. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
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More Information: | BLM Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- 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.
- Following the Falklands War, the RAF found itself lacking in the strategic transport capabilities required to sustain the expanded military presence there.
- The station is home to the Administrative Wing, Airport of Embarkation Wing, Depth Support Wing, Forward Support Wing and Operations Wing.
- 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.
- By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
Facts about Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM):
- The closest airport to Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of BLM.
- In an analysis conducted by the Regional Plan Association in 2011, Monmouth Executive scored highly as a potential airport for commercial flights to expand capacity and relieve aviation congestion in the New York metropolitan area.
- Because of Monmouth Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Monmouth Executive Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,770 miles (18,942 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On February 15, 2010, a small aircraft, identified as a Cessna 337, crashed on approach to the airport, killing all five people on board.