Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Troy, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and Troy Municipal Airport (TOI), Troy, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,301 miles (or 6,922 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 Troy Municipal 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 Troy Municipal 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: | TOI / KTOI |
Airport Name: | Troy Municipal Airport |
Location: | Troy, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°51'38"N by 86°0'43"W |
Area Served: | Troy, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | City of Troy |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 398 feet (121 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOI |
More Information: | TOI 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.
- A peace camp was held at the station from 21 to 25 April 2005, along with a demonstration in nearby Carterton.
- AirTanker Services is operating the RAF's Airbus A330 MRTT to provide aerial re-fuelling services at Brize Norton.
- On 23 May 2001 the RAF's first C-17 arrived at Brize Norton, one of six to be delivered to 99 Squadron.
- During the 2003 Iraq War four anti-war protesters managed to access the main runway in an attempt to prevent aircraft taking off.
- By the end of June 2011 all flying units from RAF Lyneham had moved to RAF 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.
Facts about Troy Municipal Airport (TOI):
- Troy Municipal Airport (TOI) has 2 runways.
- Because of Troy Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 398 feet, planes can take off or land at Troy Municipal 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.
- Troy Municipal Airport covers an area of 501 acres at an elevation of 398 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Troy Municipal Airport (TOI) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NW of TOI.
- The airfield was turned over to civil control though the War Assets Administration.
- The furthest airport from Troy Municipal Airport (TOI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,206 miles (18,034 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.