Nonstop flight route between Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Suva International Airport (SUV), Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,108 miles (or 16,267 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 Suva International 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 Suva International 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: | SUV / NFNA |
| Airport Name: | Suva International Airport |
| Location: | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°2'35"S by 178°33'33"E |
| Area Served: | Suva |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SUV |
| More Information: | SUV 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 Suva International Airport (SUV):
- The closest airport to Suva International Airport (SUV) is Levuka Airfield (LEV), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of SUV.
- Suva International Airport (SUV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Suva International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Suva 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.
- The furthest airport from Suva International Airport (SUV) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Suva International Airport (meaning Suva International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- Major infrastructure redevelopment began in 2010 ahead of the closure of RAF Lyneham in 2012, at which point Brize Norton became the sole air point of embarkation for British troops.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- 101 Squadron reformed at Brize Norton on 1 May 1984, it previously operated the Avro Vulcan and participated in the Operation Black Buck missions of the Falklands War.
- 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.
- On 12 August 2006, campaigners restricted access at the main entrance for several hours in a protest against British policy in the Middle East.
- Brize Norton is already a major airbase for the RAF's transport fleet.
