Nonstop flight route between Richard Toll, Senegal and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(16°26'15"N by 15°39'25"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Distance from RDT to BEX:
2,559.14 miles (4,118.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Richard Toll Airport (RDT), Richard Toll, Senegal and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,559 miles (or 4,119 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 Richard Toll 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 Richard Toll 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: | RDT / GOSR |
| Airport Name: | Richard Toll Airport |
| Location: | Richard Toll, Senegal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°26'15"N by 15°39'25"W |
| Area Served: | Richard Toll, Senegal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from RDT |
| More Information: | RDT 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 Richard Toll Airport (RDT):
- Because of Richard Toll Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Richard Toll 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 furthest airport from Richard Toll Airport (RDT) is Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), which is nearly antipodal to Richard Toll Airport (meaning Richard Toll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santo-Pekoa International Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,690 kilometers) away in Luganville, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Richard Toll Airport (RDT) is Podor Airport (POD), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of RDT.
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- Its Supermarine Spitfire and de Havilland Mosquito aircraft flew missions over occupied Europe, for example bringing back battle damage assessment pictures after Operation Chastise.
- 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 Battles were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers.
- 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.
- Royal Air Force Benson or RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in South Oxfordshire, England.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.76 miles (78.48 km) ENE | Podor Airport (POD) | Podor, Senegal |     |
| 2 | 59.76 miles (96.17 km) WSW | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 3 | 97.46 miles (156.85 km) E | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 4 | 99.36 miles (159.91 km) NE | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 5 | 116.31 miles (187.17 km) N | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 6 | 143.85 miles (231.50 km) E | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 160.44 miles (258.21 km) S | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 8 | 165.63 miles (266.56 km) ESE | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 9 | 169.24 miles (272.36 km) SW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 224.22 miles (360.85 km) SSW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 11 | 227.37 miles (365.91 km) ENE | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 229.55 miles (369.43 km) SE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 13 | 238.92 miles (384.51 km) ESE | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 14 | 242.58 miles (390.39 km) NNE | Akjoujt Airport (AJJ) | Akjoujt, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 245.27 miles (394.72 km) ESE | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,235.04 miles (19,690.34 km) WSW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,232.48 miles (19,686.21 km) W | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,206.57 miles (19,644.53 km) W | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,205.56 miles (19,642.89 km) S | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 12,199.04 miles (19,632.41 km) W | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,183.78 miles (19,607.85 km) W | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,183.57 miles (19,607.51 km) WSW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,179.62 miles (19,601.15 km) W | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,175.07 miles (19,593.83 km) WSW | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,171.75 miles (19,588.49 km) SW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,169.00 miles (19,584.05 km) WSW | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,168.36 miles (19,583.03 km) W | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,160.04 miles (19,569.65 km) WSW | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,158.78 miles (19,567.62 km) SW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 12,156.49 miles (19,563.93 km) W | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 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 | |