Nonstop flight route between Koulamoutou, Gabon and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU), Koulamoutou, Gabon and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,748 miles (or 6,032 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 Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou 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 Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou 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 Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU):

• The closest airport to Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) is Moanda Airport (MFF), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) ESE of KOU.
• In addition to being known as "Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport)", another name for KOU is "Koulamoutou Airport".
• The furthest airport from Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (meaning Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,041 miles (19,378 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about RAF Brize Norton (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.
• By the end of June 2011 all flying units from RAF Lyneham had moved to RAF Brize Norton.
• With the closure of RAF Lyneham taking place in late 2011, the repatriation of British personnel was relocated to Brize Norton on 8 September 2011.
• The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of 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.
• Following the Falklands War, the RAF found itself lacking in the strategic transport capabilities required to sustain the expanded military presence there.
• A peace camp was held at the station from 21 to 25 April 2005, along with a demonstration in nearby Carterton.
• The station is home to Air Transport, Air-to-Air refuelling and Military Parachuting, with aircraft operating from the station including the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager which replaced the now decommissioned Lockheed TriStar in March 2014.
• The station is home to the Administrative Wing, Airport of Embarkation Wing, Depth Support Wing, Forward Support Wing and Operations Wing.