Nonstop flight route between Susanville, California, United States and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(40°22'32"N by 120°34'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°36'59"N by 1°5'44"W)
Distance from SVE to BEX:
5,115.44 miles (8,232.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE), Susanville, California, United States and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,115 miles (or 8,232 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 Susanville Municipal 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 Susanville Municipal 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: | SVE / KSVE |
| Airport Name: | Susanville Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Susanville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°22'32"N by 120°34'22"W |
| Area Served: | Susanville, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Susanville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4149 feet (1,265 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SVE |
| More Information: | SVE 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 Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE):
- Because of Susanville Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,149 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SVE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SVE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,156 miles (17,953 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) is Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of SVE.
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- The King's Flight moved from RAF Hendon and would stay until after the war, moving to RAF Northolt in 1995.
- 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 airfield is a well-known frost hollow, often recording the coldest temperatures in the UK.
- Building work for RAF Benson began in 1937.
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.50 miles (37.82 km) ESE | Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) | Herlong, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 74.05 miles (119.18 km) SE | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 76.39 miles (122.93 km) S | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 4 | 76.47 miles (123.06 km) SSE | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 5 | 78.90 miles (126.98 km) WSW | Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) | Chico, California, United States | |
| 6 | 82.78 miles (133.22 km) SW | Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) | Oroville, California, United States | |
| 7 | 89.90 miles (144.67 km) W | Red Bluff Municipal Airport (RBL) | Red Bluff, California, United States | |
| 8 | 90.94 miles (146.35 km) W | Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield (RDD) | Redding, California, United States | |
| 9 | 93.09 miles (149.82 km) SSE | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 97.15 miles (156.35 km) SSW | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 11 | 101.83 miles (163.88 km) SSW | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 12 | 102.96 miles (165.69 km) SSW | Yuba County Airport (MYV) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 13 | 104.53 miles (168.22 km) SSE | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 105.43 miles (169.67 km) SW | Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) | Willows, California, United States | |
| 15 | 106.89 miles (172.01 km) SSE | Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,155.76 miles (17,953.41 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,099.48 miles (17,862.84 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,070.94 miles (17,816.91 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,060.45 miles (17,800.03 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,054.86 miles (17,791.03 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,993.36 miles (17,692.05 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,961.01 miles (17,639.99 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,942.23 miles (17,609.76 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,860.26 miles (17,477.85 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,855.02 miles (17,469.42 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,843.17 miles (17,450.34 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,786.48 miles (17,359.12 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,785.81 miles (17,358.04 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,778.07 miles (17,345.58 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,758.20 miles (17,313.61 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| 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 | |