Nonstop flight route between Cotabato City, Philippines and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(7°9'55"N by 124°12'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Distance from CBO to BEX:
7,252.58 miles (11,671.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Awang Airport (CBO), Cotabato City, Philippines and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,253 miles (or 11,672 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 Awang Airport and RAF Benson, 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 Awang Airport and RAF Benson. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBO / RPMC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cotabato City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°9'55"N by 124°12'34"E |
| Area Served: | Cotabato City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 189 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CBO |
| More Information: | CBO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEX / EGUB |
| Airport Name: | RAF Benson |
| Location: | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEX |
| More Information: | BEX Maps & Info |
Facts about Awang Airport (CBO):
- Awang Airport handled 104,543 passengers last year.
- Awang Airport (CBO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Awang Airport (CBO) is Malabang Airport (MLP), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of CBO.
- In addition to being known as "Awang Airport", another name for CBO is "Paliparan ng Awang".
- Because of Awang Airport's relatively low elevation of 189 feet, planes can take off or land at Awang 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.
- The furthest airport from Awang Airport (CBO) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Awang Airport (meaning Awang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,249 miles (19,713 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- The Battles were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers.
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- Its Supermarine Spitfire and de Havilland Mosquito aircraft flew missions over occupied Europe, for example bringing back battle damage assessment pictures after Operation Chastise.
- The furthest airport from RAF Benson (BEX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,879 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The Chiltern Air Support Unit helicopter and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance helicopter are also both located here as lodger units.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.89 miles (52.92 km) NNW | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 66.51 miles (107.03 km) SE | Allah Valley Airport (AAV) | Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines | |
| 3 | 66.69 miles (107.33 km) N | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 4 | 68.86 miles (110.81 km) NW | Pagadian Airport (PAG) | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines | |
| 5 | 74.41 miles (119.76 km) NNW | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 6 | 97.74 miles (157.30 km) SE | General Santos International Airport (GES) | General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 98.49 miles (158.51 km) E | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 101.42 miles (163.22 km) N | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 9 | 115.91 miles (186.53 km) NNW | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 10 | 118.25 miles (190.31 km) WNW | Ipil Airport (IPE) | Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines | |
| 11 | 142.22 miles (228.88 km) E | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 12 | 148.24 miles (238.57 km) NNE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 13 | 148.38 miles (238.79 km) W | Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) | Zamboanga City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 150.86 miles (242.78 km) NE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 161.42 miles (259.78 km) ENE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,248.93 miles (19,712.70 km) S | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,234.32 miles (19,689.17 km) S | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,221.44 miles (19,668.45 km) SSW | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,152.10 miles (19,556.86 km) SE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,142.32 miles (19,541.12 km) SSE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,128.09 miles (19,518.21 km) SSE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,118.92 miles (19,503.46 km) SSE | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,111.35 miles (19,491.29 km) SE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,102.04 miles (19,476.30 km) SSW | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,082.13 miles (19,444.26 km) SE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,072.94 miles (19,429.47 km) SW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,042.06 miles (19,379.76 km) S | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,038.08 miles (19,373.36 km) W | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,036.23 miles (19,370.38 km) SE | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,032.95 miles (19,365.10 km) W | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.38 miles (21.53 km) ENE | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 18.01 miles (28.98 km) NNW | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 22.84 miles (36.76 km) WNW | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 22.86 miles (36.79 km) SSE | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 27.22 miles (43.81 km) SSE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 27.27 miles (43.88 km) SSE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 28.90 miles (46.51 km) ESE | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 29.41 miles (47.34 km) E | RAF Northolt (NHT) | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 29.77 miles (47.92 km) S | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 30.10 miles (48.45 km) W | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 32.59 miles (52.45 km) NNE | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 35.88 miles (57.74 km) ENE | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 37.64 miles (60.57 km) ENE | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 39.31 miles (63.26 km) W | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 47.38 miles (76.26 km) SSW | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,879.28 miles (19,117.81 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,856.22 miles (19,080.68 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,854.23 miles (19,077.49 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,851.63 miles (19,073.31 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,838.05 miles (19,051.45 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,819.81 miles (19,022.09 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,815.78 miles (19,015.60 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,810.58 miles (19,007.24 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,802.08 miles (18,993.57 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,785.98 miles (18,967.65 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,785.41 miles (18,966.73 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,767.06 miles (18,937.19 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,759.25 miles (18,924.64 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,754.85 miles (18,917.55 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,740.74 miles (18,894.85 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |