Nonstop flight route between Assam, India and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lilabari Airport (IXI), Assam, India and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,989 miles (or 8,028 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 Lilabari 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 Lilabari Airport and RAF Brize Norton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lilabari Airport (IXI):

• The furthest airport from Lilabari Airport (IXI) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,527 miles (18,552 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• The closest airport to Lilabari Airport (IXI) is Ziro Airport (ZER), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NW of IXI.
• Lilabari Airport (IXI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Lilabari Airport's relatively low elevation of 330 feet, planes can take off or land at Lilabari 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.
• In addition to being known as "Lilabari Airport", other names for IXI include "लीलाबारी हवाई अड्डे" and "লীলাবাৰী বিমানবন্দৰ".

Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):

• 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 closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
• 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.
• To accommodate this expansion, a major infrastructure redevelopment, "Programme Future Brize" was established in 2009.
• On 12 August 2006, campaigners restricted access at the main entrance for several hours in a protest against British policy in the Middle East.
• On 19 September 2005, Brize Norton was closed as part of a major upgrade project.
• By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
• Following the Falklands War, the RAF found itself lacking in the strategic transport capabilities required to sustain the expanded military presence there.
• During the 2003 Iraq War four anti-war protesters managed to access the main runway in an attempt to prevent aircraft taking off.