Nonstop flight route between Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cunnamulla Airport (CMA), Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,083 miles (or 16,227 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 Cunnamulla Airport and RAF Brize Norton, 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 Cunnamulla Airport and RAF Brize Norton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMA / YCMU |
Airport Name: | Cunnamulla Airport |
Location: | Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°1'48"S by 145°37'19"E |
Operator/Owner: | Paroo Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 630 feet (192 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CMA |
More Information: | CMA Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Cunnamulla Airport (CMA):
- The furthest airport from Cunnamulla Airport (CMA) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Cunnamulla Airport's relatively low elevation of 630 feet, planes can take off or land at Cunnamulla 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.
- Cunnamulla Airport (CMA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Cunnamulla Airport (CMA) is Thargomindah Airport (XTG), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) W of CMA.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- On 23 May 2001 the RAF's first C-17 arrived at Brize Norton, one of six to be delivered to 99 Squadron.
- By the end of June 2011 all flying units from RAF Lyneham had moved to RAF Brize Norton.
- In 1970 two squadrons 99 Squadron and 511 Squadron operating the Bristol Britannia moved from RAF Lyneham.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- During the 2003 Iraq War four anti-war protesters managed to access the main runway in an attempt to prevent aircraft taking off.
- 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 Flying Club resides at the station providing low cost flying for MOD personnel and training to PPL level and above.