Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Guiria, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Güiria Airport (GUI), Guiria, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,407 miles (or 7,093 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 Güiria 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 Güiria 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: | GUI / SVGI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Guiria, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°34'26"N by 62°18'45"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GUI |
| More Information: | GUI 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 Hercules fleet at RAF Lyneham officially moved to Brize Norton on 1 July 2011.
- AirTanker Services is operating the RAF's Airbus A330 MRTT to provide aerial re-fuelling services at Brize Norton.
- 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.
- A peace camp was held at the station from 21 to 25 April 2005, along with a demonstration in nearby Carterton.
- By the end of June 2011 all flying units from RAF Lyneham had moved to RAF Brize Norton.
- On 19 September 2005, Brize Norton was closed as part of a major upgrade project.
- During the 2003 Iraq War four anti-war protesters managed to access the main runway in an attempt to prevent aircraft taking off.
Facts about Güiria Airport (GUI):
- Güiria Airport (GUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Güiria Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Güiria 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.
- The furthest airport from Güiria Airport (GUI) is Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), which is nearly antipodal to Güiria Airport (meaning Güiria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Bima, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Güiria Airport (GUI) is General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) W of GUI.
- In addition to being known as "Güiria Airport", another name for GUI is "Aeropuerto de Güiria".
