Nonstop flight route between Krakor, Cambodia and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Krakor Airport (KZD), Krakor, Cambodia and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,192 miles (or 9,965 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 Krakor 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 Krakor 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: | KZD / |
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| Location: | Krakor, Cambodia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°32'22"N by 104°8'54"E |
| Area Served: | Krakor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KZD |
| More Information: | KZD 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 Krakor Airport (KZD):
- Krakor Airport (KZD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Krakor Airport (KZD) is Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of KZD.
- In addition to being known as "Krakor Airport", other names for KZD include "Krakor Airport (Krakor)" and "VDSY".
- The furthest airport from Krakor Airport (KZD) is Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), which is nearly antipodal to Krakor Airport (meaning Krakor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Jauja, Peru.
- Because of Krakor Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Krakor 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 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.
- 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.
- By March 2011, 70 buildings had been refurbished on the station.
- Like many UK military bases RAF Brize Norton has been subject to limited protests by peace demonstrators.
- Following the Falklands War, the RAF found itself lacking in the strategic transport capabilities required to sustain the expanded military presence there.
- 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.
