Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Fox Glacier, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(51°45'0"N by 1°35'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°27'43"S by 170°1'11"E)
Distance from BZZ to FGL:
11,744.32 miles (18,900.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL), Fox Glacier, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,744 miles (or 18,901 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 Fox Glacier Aerodrome, 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 Fox Glacier Aerodrome. 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: | FGL / NZFH |
| Airport Name: | Fox Glacier Aerodrome |
| Location: | Fox Glacier, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°27'43"S by 170°1'11"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from FGL |
| More Information: | FGL 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.
- AirTanker Services is operating the RAF's Airbus A330 MRTT to provide aerial re-fuelling services at 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.
- 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.
- On 19 September 2005, Brize Norton was closed as part of a major upgrade project.
- 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.
- A peace camp was held at the station from 21 to 25 April 2005, along with a demonstration in nearby Carterton.
Facts about Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL):
- The furthest airport from Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Fox Glacier Aerodrome (meaning Fox Glacier Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- The closest airport to Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) is Mount Cook Airport (MON), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of FGL.
| 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 | 21.84 miles (35.15 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 31.19 miles (50.20 km) S | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 71.04 miles (114.33 km) NE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 83.53 miles (134.43 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 90.98 miles (146.42 km) NE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 93.87 miles (151.06 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 95.18 miles (153.18 km) SSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 116.70 miles (187.81 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 124.98 miles (201.14 km) SSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 125.03 miles (201.22 km) SSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 125.97 miles (202.73 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 133.55 miles (214.92 km) SW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 143.14 miles (230.37 km) NE | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 170.61 miles (274.56 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 194.82 miles (313.53 km) ENE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,355.55 miles (19,884.28 km) W | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,348.80 miles (19,873.42 km) WNW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,327.48 miles (19,839.10 km) NW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,285.49 miles (19,771.53 km) NNW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,269.21 miles (19,745.34 km) NNW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,246.82 miles (19,709.30 km) NW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,239.00 miles (19,696.71 km) W | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 8 | 12,236.94 miles (19,693.39 km) WNW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,210.22 miles (19,650.39 km) WNW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,195.51 miles (19,626.73 km) NNW | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 11 | 12,181.18 miles (19,603.67 km) NNW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 12 | 12,149.46 miles (19,552.61 km) NW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,149.15 miles (19,552.12 km) WNW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,127.84 miles (19,517.82 km) W | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,109.92 miles (19,488.98 km) N | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |