Nonstop flight route between Samara, Russia and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kurumoch International Airport (KUF), Samara, Russia and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,125 miles (or 3,420 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 Kurumoch International Airport and RAF Brize Norton, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUF / UWWW |
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| Location: | Samara, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°30'6"N by 50°9'18"E |
| Area Served: | Samara, Tolyatti |
| Operator/Owner: | Renova |
| Airport Type: | International |
| Elevation: | 477 feet (145 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUF |
| More Information: | KUF 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 Kurumoch International Airport (KUF):
- The furthest airport from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,340 miles (16,640 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) is Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NW of KUF.
- Kurumoch International Airport is the international airport of Samara, Russia located 35 km north of the city.
- In addition to being known as "Kurumoch International Airport", another name for KUF is "Международный аэропорт «Курумоч»".
- Renova won their bid over the reconstruction back in the early 2012.
- Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) has 2 runways.
- In 2006, Kurumoch Airport handled 1,218,954 passengers and 4,121 metric tonnes of cargo.
- Because of Kurumoch International Airport's relatively low elevation of 477 feet, planes can take off or land at Kurumoch International 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.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- To accommodate this expansion, a major infrastructure redevelopment, "Programme Future Brize" was established in 2009.
- 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.
- By the end of June 2011 all flying units from RAF Lyneham had moved to RAF Brize Norton.
- On 12 August 2006, campaigners restricted access at the main entrance for several hours in a protest against British policy in the Middle East.
- 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.
- Like many UK military bases RAF Brize Norton has been subject to limited protests by peace demonstrators.
- By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
- Brize Norton is already a major airbase for the RAF's transport fleet.
