Nonstop flight route between Crotone, Italy and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(38°59'49"N by 17°4'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Distance from CRV to BEX:
1,234.58 miles (1,986.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Crotone Airport (CRV), Crotone, Italy and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,235 miles (or 1,987 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 Crotone Airport and RAF Benson, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRV / LIBC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Crotone, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°59'49"N by 17°4'49"E |
| Area Served: | Crotone |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto S. Anna S.p.a. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 521 feet (159 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRV |
| More Information: | CRV 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 Crotone Airport (CRV):
- Crotone Airport handled 154 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Crotone Airport (CRV) is Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) W of CRV.
- Because of Crotone Airport's relatively low elevation of 521 feet, planes can take off or land at Crotone 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 Crotone Airport (CRV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,662 miles (18,768 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Crotone Airport (CRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Crotone Airport", other names for CRV include "Sant'Anna Airport" and "Aeroporto di Santa Anna-Crotone".
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- 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 station is today the home to four squadrons of Support Helicopters, 28 Squadron, 78 Squadron with Merlin helicopters and 33 Squadron and 230 Squadron with Puma helicopters.
- The station retained a reconnaissance role for some years after the war, with Avro Lancaster, Spitfire, Mosquito, Gloster Meteor PR.Mk 10 and English Electric Canberra PR.Mk 3 aircraft.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- The Battles were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.48 miles (73.19 km) W | Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) | Lamezia Terme, Italy |     |
| 2 | 100.16 miles (161.19 km) SW | Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) | Reggio Calabria, Italy | |
| 3 | 102.48 miles (164.93 km) NNE | Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) | Lecce, Italy | |
| 4 | 106.43 miles (171.28 km) N | Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) | Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy | |
| 5 | 123.59 miles (198.89 km) NNE | Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) | Brindisi, Italy | |
| 6 | 148.93 miles (239.69 km) N | Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) | Bari, Italy | |
| 7 | 152.17 miles (244.90 km) SW | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | Catania, Sicily, Italy | |
| 8 | 157.04 miles (252.73 km) ENE | Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) | Corfu, Greece | |
| 9 | 160.64 miles (258.53 km) NW | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 10 | 160.88 miles (258.90 km) SW | Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) | Catania, Italy | |
| 11 | 186.98 miles (300.92 km) NNW | Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) | Foggia, Italy | |
| 12 | 193.22 miles (310.95 km) SW | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 13 | 197.05 miles (317.13 km) NW | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 14 | 198.37 miles (319.25 km) E | Preveza National Airport (PVK) | Preveza, Greece | |
| 15 | 205.69 miles (331.02 km) ENE | Ioannina National Airport (IOA) | Ioannina, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,661.67 miles (18,767.60 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,410.28 miles (18,363.02 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,357.04 miles (18,277.34 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,345.44 miles (18,258.66 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,315.66 miles (18,210.75 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,309.69 miles (18,201.14 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,303.81 miles (18,191.68 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,296.13 miles (18,179.31 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,294.27 miles (18,176.33 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,280.09 miles (18,153.50 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,262.47 miles (18,125.14 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,261.72 miles (18,123.94 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,261.69 miles (18,123.89 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,259.90 miles (18,121.01 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,253.61 miles (18,110.88 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |