Nonstop flight route between Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and North Bay, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and North Bay Airport (YYB), North Bay, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,374 miles (or 5,429 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 North Bay 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 North Bay 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: | YYB / CYYB |
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| Location: | North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°21'50"N by 79°25'27"W |
| Area Served: | North Bay, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | Municipality of North Bay |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1215 feet (370 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYB |
| More Information: | YYB Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- On 19 September 2005, Brize Norton was closed as part of a major upgrade project.
- On 12 August 2006, campaigners restricted access at the main entrance for several hours in a protest against British policy in the Middle East.
- During the 2003 Iraq War four anti-war protesters managed to access the main runway in an attempt to prevent aircraft taking off.
- 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.
- RAF Brize Norton was opened in 1937 as a training station and one of the first squadrons to use the airfield was No.
- By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
Facts about North Bay Airport (YYB):
- The first terminal was constructed in 1938 to house a small waiting area on the ground floor and control tower on the second.
- In addition to being known as "North Bay Airport", another name for YYB is "North Bay/Jack Garland Airport".
- North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, 4 nautical miles north-northeast of the city.
- Overnight parking is available through the main airport authority.
- North Bay Airport (YYB) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to North Bay Airport (YYB) is Sudbury Airport (YSB), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of YYB.
- The airport, operated by the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation, is certified by Transport Canada.
- Besides travel by car, the airport is serviced by local taxis and North Bay Transit.
- The furthest airport from North Bay Airport (YYB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,289 miles (18,168 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
