Nonstop flight route between Simferopol, Ukraine and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Simferopol International Airport (SIP), Simferopol, Ukraine and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,677 miles (or 2,699 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 relatively short distance between Simferopol International Airport and RAF Brize Norton, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIP / UKFF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Simferopol, Ukraine | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°3'7"N by 33°58'31"E | 
| Area Served: | Simferopol, Crimea | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 639 feet (195 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SIP | 
| More Information: | SIP 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 Simferopol International Airport (SIP):
- Because of Simferopol International Airport's relatively low elevation of 639 feet, planes can take off or land at Simferopol International 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.
- Following the 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine the airport was seized on 28 February 2014 by Russian forces.
- Simferopol International Airport (SIP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Simferopol International Airport (SIP) is Kerch Airport (KHC), which is located 120 miles (193 kilometers) ENE of SIP.
- The furthest airport from Simferopol International Airport (SIP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,942 miles (17,609 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Simferopol International Airport", other names for SIP include "Міжнародний аеропорт "Сімферополь"", "Международный аэропорт "Симферополь"" and "URFF".
- On 21 January 1936, the Council of People's Commissars of the Crimean Autonomous Republic decided to allocate land and begin construction of the Simferopol Airport.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- Like many UK military bases RAF Brize Norton has been subject to limited protests by peace demonstrators.
- 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.
- During the 2003 Iraq War four anti-war protesters managed to access the main runway in an attempt to prevent aircraft taking off.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.




