Nonstop flight route between Myeik, Myanmar (Burma) and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(12°26'22"N by 98°37'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Distance from MGZ to BEX:
5,954.90 miles (9,583.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Myeik Airport (MGZ), Myeik, Myanmar (Burma) and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,955 miles (or 9,583 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 Myeik 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 Myeik 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: | MGZ / VYME |
| Airport Name: | Myeik Airport |
| Location: | Myeik, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°26'22"N by 98°37'17"E |
| Area Served: | Myeik |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGZ |
| More Information: | MGZ 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 Myeik Airport (MGZ):
- The furthest airport from Myeik Airport (MGZ) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Myeik Airport (meaning Myeik Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,549 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- Myeik Airport (MGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Myeik Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Myeik 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.
- The closest airport to Myeik Airport (MGZ) is Hua Hin Airport (HHQ), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) E of MGZ.
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- The station is today the home to four squadrons of Support Helicopters, 28 Squadron, 78 Squadron with Merlin helicopters and 33 Squadron and 230 Squadron with Puma helicopters.
- The airfield is a well-known frost hollow, often recording the coldest temperatures in the UK.
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- The station retained a reconnaissance role for some years after the war, with Avro Lancaster, Spitfire, Mosquito, Gloster Meteor PR.Mk 10 and English Electric Canberra PR.Mk 3 aircraft.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 90.72 miles (146.00 km) E | Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) | Hua Hin, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 118.35 miles (190.46 km) NNW | Dawei Airport (TVY) | Dawei, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 3 | 129.52 miles (208.43 km) SSE | Chumphon Airport (CJM) | Chumphon, Thailand | |
| 4 | 161.60 miles (260.07 km) E | U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP) | Rayong, Thailand | |
| 5 | 165.26 miles (265.96 km) S | Kawthaung Airport (KAW) | Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 6 | 167.38 miles (269.37 km) ENE | Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 7 | 167.38 miles (269.37 km) ENE | Suvarnabhumi Airport (NBK) | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 8 | 167.90 miles (270.21 km) NE | Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) | Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 9 | 183.96 miles (296.05 km) S | Ranong Airport (UNN) | Ranong, Thailand | |
| 10 | 222.43 miles (357.96 km) SSE | Samui International Airport (USM) | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 11 | 231.16 miles (372.01 km) S | Surat Thani International Airport (URT) | Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 12 | 249.82 miles (402.04 km) E | Trat Airport (TDX) | Trat, Thailand | |
| 13 | 284.09 miles (457.19 km) NNW | Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU) | Mawlamyaing (Maulmyine), Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 14 | 294.38 miles (473.76 km) N | Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) | Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand | |
| 15 | 299.66 miles (482.25 km) S | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,147.42 miles (19,549.33 km) W | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 2 | 12,138.13 miles (19,534.38 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,103.00 miles (19,477.84 km) SW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,098.44 miles (19,470.50 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,078.15 miles (19,437.85 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,044.01 miles (19,382.90 km) WSW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,035.30 miles (19,368.89 km) W | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,032.23 miles (19,363.95 km) SSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,021.11 miles (19,346.05 km) SSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,012.09 miles (19,331.53 km) WSW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,974.79 miles (19,271.51 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,954.40 miles (19,238.69 km) SW | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,950.91 miles (19,233.07 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,950.91 miles (19,233.07 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,943.46 miles (19,221.09 km) SSW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 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 | |