Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Port Antonio, Jamaica:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT), Port Antonio, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,598 miles (or 7,400 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 Ken Jones 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 Ken Jones Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):

• On 12 August 2006, campaigners restricted access at the main entrance for several hours in a protest against British policy in the Middle East.
• The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
• On 19 September 2005, Brize Norton was closed as part of a major upgrade project.
• 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.
• By the end of June 2011 all flying units from RAF Lyneham had moved to RAF Brize Norton.
• A peace camp was held at the station from 21 to 25 April 2005, along with a demonstration in nearby Carterton.
• To accommodate this expansion, a major infrastructure redevelopment, "Programme Future Brize" was established in 2009.

Facts about Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT):

• The following table shows the number of passengers using the airport annually from 1997 through 2001.
• Because of Ken Jones Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Ken Jones Aerodrome 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.
• Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 20 ft above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,881 miles (19,121 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• The closest airport to Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of POT.