Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma):
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Kalaymyo Airport (KMV), Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,204 miles (or 8,376 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 Kalaymyo 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 Kalaymyo 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: | KMV / VYKL |
| Airport Name: | Kalaymyo Airport |
| Location: | Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°11'18"N by 94°3'2"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMV |
| More Information: | KMV Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- 101 Squadron reformed at Brize Norton on 1 May 1984, it previously operated the Avro Vulcan and participated in the Operation Black Buck missions of the Falklands War.
- During the 2003 Iraq War four anti-war protesters managed to access the main runway in an attempt to prevent aircraft taking off.
- To accommodate this expansion, a major infrastructure redevelopment, "Programme Future Brize" was established in 2009.
- The Hercules fleet at RAF Lyneham officially moved to Brize Norton on 1 July 2011.
- On 19 September 2005, Brize Norton was closed as part of a major upgrade project.
- 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.
- Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about 65 mi west north-west of London, is the largest station of the Royal Air Force.
Facts about Kalaymyo Airport (KMV):
- The closest airport to Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) is Lengpui Airport (AJL), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) WNW of KMV.
- Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Because of Kalaymyo Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalaymyo 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.
