Nonstop flight route between Maradi, Niger and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(13°29'57"N by 7°6'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Distance from MFQ to BEX:
2,673.05 miles (4,301.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maradi Airport (MFQ), Maradi, Niger and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,673 miles (or 4,302 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 Maradi 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 Maradi 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: | MFQ / DRRM |
| Airport Name: | Maradi Airport |
| Location: | Maradi, Niger |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°29'57"N by 7°6'41"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFQ |
| More Information: | MFQ 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 Maradi Airport (MFQ):
- The furthest airport from Maradi Airport (MFQ) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Maradi Airport (meaning Maradi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,987 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- The closest airport to Maradi Airport (MFQ) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is located 127 miles (205 kilometers) E of MFQ.
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- Royal Air Force Benson or RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in South Oxfordshire, England.
- 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 King's Flight moved from RAF Hendon and would stay until after the war, moving to RAF Northolt in 1995.
- The airfield is a well-known frost hollow, often recording the coldest temperatures in the UK.
- 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.
- Building work for RAF Benson began in 1937.
- Its Supermarine Spitfire and de Havilland Mosquito aircraft flew missions over occupied Europe, for example bringing back battle damage assessment pictures after Operation Chastise.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 127.21 miles (204.72 km) E | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger |     |
| 2 | 138.30 miles (222.57 km) SE | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 156.25 miles (251.46 km) NW | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 4 | 168.22 miles (270.72 km) SSE | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 194.20 miles (312.54 km) S | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 246.75 miles (397.11 km) NNE | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 7 | 269.42 miles (433.59 km) S | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 291.98 miles (469.90 km) SSE | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 310.56 miles (499.80 km) S | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 325.13 miles (523.25 km) WSW | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 11 | 331.97 miles (534.26 km) W | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 12 | 365.86 miles (588.79 km) N | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 13 | 372.40 miles (599.32 km) WSW | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 384.91 miles (619.46 km) W | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 391.98 miles (630.83 km) SSW | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,419.27 miles (19,986.83 km) W | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 2 | 12,391.27 miles (19,941.76 km) WSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 3 | 12,373.44 miles (19,913.07 km) WSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,356.11 miles (19,885.18 km) WSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 5 | 12,280.45 miles (19,763.42 km) WSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 12,215.74 miles (19,659.29 km) WSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 12,213.64 miles (19,655.90 km) E | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 8 | 12,204.69 miles (19,641.50 km) WSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 12,204.15 miles (19,640.62 km) SE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 10 | 12,199.14 miles (19,632.57 km) WSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 11 | 12,085.06 miles (19,448.96 km) E | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 12,004.06 miles (19,318.61 km) SSW | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 13 | 11,992.55 miles (19,300.09 km) SSE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,916.94 miles (19,178.40 km) SE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,881.53 miles (19,121.43 km) SSE | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 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 | |