Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Piacenza, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(51°45'0"N by 1°35'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°54'47"N by 9°43'23"E)
Distance from BZZ to QPZ:
700.63 miles (1,127.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ), Piacenza, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 701 miles (or 1,128 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 relatively short distance between RAF Brize Norton and Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | QPZ / LIMS |
| Airport Name: | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base |
| Location: | Piacenza, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'47"N by 9°43'23"E |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 456 feet (139 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QPZ |
| More Information: | QPZ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- With the closure of RAF Lyneham taking place in late 2011, the repatriation of British personnel was relocated to Brize Norton on 8 September 2011.
- 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.
- RAF Brize Norton was opened in 1937 as a training station and one of the first squadrons to use the airfield was No.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of 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.
Facts about Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ):
- Because of Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base 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 closest airport to Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) is Parma Airport (PMF), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) ESE of QPZ.
- The furthest airport from Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (meaning Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,122 miles (19,509 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 28.70 miles (46.19 km) ESE | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 2 | 42.93 miles (69.09 km) NNW | Milan Linate Airport (LIN) | Milan, Italy | |
| 3 | 46.33 miles (74.55 km) NE | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 4 | 52.23 miles (84.06 km) N | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 5 | 55.56 miles (89.42 km) SW | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 6 | 65.85 miles (105.97 km) ENE | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 7 | 69.42 miles (111.72 km) NW | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| 8 | 81.15 miles (130.60 km) ESE | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 9 | 85.03 miles (136.84 km) NNW | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 91.15 miles (146.68 km) SSE | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 11 | 98.96 miles (159.27 km) SW | Albenga Airport (ALL) | Albenga, Italy | |
| 12 | 99.01 miles (159.34 km) ENE | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 13 | 103.17 miles (166.04 km) WNW | Turin Airport (TRN) | Turin, Italy | |
| 14 | 105.63 miles (169.99 km) SE | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 15 | 106.15 miles (170.83 km) WSW | Cuneo International Airport (CUF) | Cuneo, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,122.21 miles (19,508.76 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,694.66 miles (18,820.69 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,680.22 miles (18,797.44 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,675.23 miles (18,789.42 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,653.88 miles (18,755.05 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,646.07 miles (18,742.48 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,642.79 miles (18,737.21 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,617.48 miles (18,696.47 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,616.81 miles (18,695.40 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,614.55 miles (18,691.75 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,614.44 miles (18,691.58 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,606.35 miles (18,678.56 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,600.59 miles (18,669.30 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,581.25 miles (18,638.16 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,576.51 miles (18,630.54 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |