Nonstop flight route between Rensselaer, Indiana, United States and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jasper County Airport (RNZ), Rensselaer, Indiana, United States and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,933 miles (or 6,330 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 Jasper County 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 Jasper County 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: | RNZ / KRZL |
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Location: | Rensselaer, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°56'52"N by 87°10'57"W |
Area Served: | Jasper County |
Operator/Owner: | Jasper County Board of Aviation Commissioners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 698 feet (213 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RNZ |
More Information: | RNZ 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 Jasper County Airport (RNZ):
- The closest airport to Jasper County Airport (RNZ) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SW of RNZ.
- The furthest airport from Jasper County Airport (RNZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,126 miles (17,906 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Jasper County Airport's relatively low elevation of 698 feet, planes can take off or land at Jasper County 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.
- In addition to being known as "Jasper County Airport", another name for RNZ is "RZL".
- Jasper County Airport (RNZ) has 2 runways.
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.
- 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 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 Battles were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers.
- 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.