Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Koutiala, Mali:
Departure Airport:
(51°45'0"N by 1°35'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°22'58"N by 5°28'1"W)
Distance from BZZ to KTX:
2,728.65 miles (4,391.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Koutiala Airport (KTX), Koutiala, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,729 miles (or 4,391 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 Koutiala 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 Koutiala 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: | KTX / GAKO |
| Airport Name: | Koutiala Airport |
| Location: | Koutiala, Mali |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°22'58"N by 5°28'1"W |
| Area Served: | Koutiala |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTX |
| More Information: | KTX Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- By the end of June 2011 all flying units from RAF Lyneham had moved to RAF Brize Norton.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
- AirTanker Services is operating the RAF's Airbus A330 MRTT to provide aerial re-fuelling services at Brize Norton.
- Brize Norton is already a major airbase for the RAF's transport fleet.
- 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 Koutiala Airport (KTX):
- The furthest airport from Koutiala Airport (KTX) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Koutiala Airport (meaning Koutiala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,074 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- The closest airport to Koutiala Airport (KTX) is Sikasso Airport (KSS), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SSW of KTX.
| 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 | 74.24 miles (119.48 km) SSW | Sikasso Airport (KSS) | Sikasso, Mali | |
| 2 | 111.00 miles (178.64 km) ENE | Nouna Airport (XNU) | Nouna, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 114.22 miles (183.82 km) SE | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 127.28 miles (204.83 km) SSE | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 133.61 miles (215.02 km) E | Dédougou Airport (DGU) | Dédougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 167.39 miles (269.39 km) W | Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO) | Bamako, Mali | |
| 7 | 167.70 miles (269.88 km) ENE | Tougan Airport (TUQ) | Tougan, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 174.20 miles (280.35 km) NNE | Mopti Airport Ambodedjo Airport (MZI) | Mopti, Mali | |
| 9 | 179.82 miles (289.39 km) ESE | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 193.14 miles (310.82 km) S | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 207.08 miles (333.26 km) S | Korhogo Airport (HGO) | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 207.82 miles (334.45 km) SSW | Boundiali Airport (BXI) | Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 208.37 miles (335.34 km) SE | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 220.56 miles (354.95 km) ENE | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 230.54 miles (371.02 km) NNW | Keibane Airport (NRM) | Nara, Mali | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,073.52 miles (19,430.40 km) SSW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 2 | 12,033.22 miles (19,365.54 km) SSW | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 3 | 12,022.78 miles (19,348.74 km) SW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 4 | 12,017.93 miles (19,340.94 km) SSW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,009.00 miles (19,326.57 km) SW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 6 | 11,973.17 miles (19,268.91 km) SW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 11,969.13 miles (19,262.39 km) ESE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 11,967.58 miles (19,259.90 km) ESE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,963.42 miles (19,253.21 km) SW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,962.53 miles (19,251.77 km) SW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,958.72 miles (19,245.64 km) ESE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,955.25 miles (19,240.06 km) ESE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,952.90 miles (19,236.27 km) ESE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,952.28 miles (19,235.28 km) ESE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,947.43 miles (19,227.47 km) ESE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |