Nonstop flight route between Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG), Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,746 miles (or 4,419 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 Fada N'Gourma 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 Fada N'Gourma 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: | FNG / DFEF |
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| Location: | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°2'26"N by 0°21'51"E |
| Area Served: | Fada N'Gourma |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1014 feet (309 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FNG |
| More Information: | FNG 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 Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG):
- In addition to being known as "Fada N'Gourma Airport", another name for FNG is "Fada N'Gourma Airport (Fada N'Gourma)".
- The closest airport to Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) is Tenkodogo Airport (TEG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) WSW of FNG.
- The furthest airport from Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Fada N'Gourma Airport (meaning Fada N'Gourma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- 101 Squadron reformed at Brize Norton on 1 May 1984, it previously operated the Avro Vulcan and participated in the Operation Black Buck missions of the Falklands War.
- A peace camp was held at the station from 21 to 25 April 2005, along with a demonstration in nearby Carterton.
- RAF Brize Norton was opened in 1937 as a training station and one of the first squadrons to use the airfield was No.
- Like many UK military bases RAF Brize Norton has been subject to limited protests by peace demonstrators.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- On 19 September 2005, Brize Norton was closed as part of a major upgrade project.
- 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.
- The station is home to the Administrative Wing, Airport of Embarkation Wing, Depth Support Wing, Forward Support Wing and Operations Wing.
- Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about 65 mi west north-west of London, is the largest station of the Royal Air Force.
