Nonstop flight route between Foshan, Guangdong, China and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(23°4'56"N by 113°4'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Distance from FUO to BEX:
5,927.28 miles (9,539.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO), Foshan, Guangdong, China and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,927 miles (or 9,539 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 Foshan Shadi 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 Foshan Shadi 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: | FUO / ZGFS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Foshan, Guangdong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°4'56"N by 113°4'14"E |
| Area Served: | Foshan, Guangdong, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FUO |
| More Information: | FUO 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 Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO):
- Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) is Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of FUO.
- The furthest airport from Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) is El Loa Airport (CJC), which is nearly antipodal to Foshan Shadi Airport (meaning Foshan Shadi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Loa Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Foshan Shadi Airport", other names for FUO include "佛山沙堤机场" and "Fóshān Shādī Jīchǎng".
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- The future of RAF Benson was in doubt for some time, while Project Belvedere was looking into closing at least one of Joint Helicopter Command's airfields.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- The airfield is a well-known frost hollow, often recording the coldest temperatures in the UK.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.85 miles (41.61 km) NE | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |     |
| 2 | 56.18 miles (90.42 km) ESE | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 3 | 72.52 miles (116.70 km) SSE | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 4 | 75.82 miles (122.02 km) SE | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 5 | 76.82 miles (123.64 km) SSE | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 88.06 miles (141.72 km) SE | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 7 | 97.26 miles (156.52 km) E | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 8 | 118.55 miles (190.79 km) WNW | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 9 | 132.86 miles (213.82 km) N | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 212.58 miles (342.11 km) ENE | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 11 | 216.20 miles (347.94 km) SW | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 12 | 219.35 miles (353.00 km) NNE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 13 | 220.35 miles (354.62 km) E | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 241.45 miles (388.57 km) NW | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 15 | 243.33 miles (391.59 km) NNW | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,304.53 miles (19,802.16 km) ESE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,289.89 miles (19,778.60 km) SW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,284.46 miles (19,769.87 km) SW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,271.51 miles (19,749.03 km) W | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,268.94 miles (19,744.90 km) W | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 12,259.60 miles (19,729.86 km) SW | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 12,254.82 miles (19,722.18 km) S | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 12,234.59 miles (19,689.62 km) W | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,221.90 miles (19,669.18 km) E | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,213.73 miles (19,656.04 km) WSW | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,212.24 miles (19,653.64 km) E | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,163.88 miles (19,575.81 km) SE | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,153.10 miles (19,558.47 km) SSW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,151.42 miles (19,555.76 km) SE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,136.00 miles (19,530.95 km) SSW | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 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 | |