Nonstop flight route between Novy Urengoy, Russia and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX), Novy Urengoy, Russia and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,742 miles (or 4,413 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 Novy Urengoy 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 Novy Urengoy 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: | NUX / NSMU | 
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| Location: | Novy Urengoy, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°4'21"N by 76°31'18"E | 
| Area Served: | Novy Urengoy, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 210 feet (64 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NUX | 
| More Information: | NUX 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 Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX):
- Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Novy Urengoy Airport", other names for NUX include "Аэропорт Новый Уренгой" and "USMU".
 - The furthest airport from Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,099 miles (17,863 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
 - Because of Novy Urengoy Airport's relatively low elevation of 210 feet, planes can take off or land at Novy Urengoy 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 Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) is Nadym Airport (NYM), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) WSW of NUX.
 
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.
 - 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 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.
 - On 12 August 2006, campaigners restricted access at the main entrance for several hours in a protest against British policy in the Middle East.
 - By March 2011, 70 buildings had been refurbished on the station.
 
