Nonstop flight route between Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN), Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 712 miles (or 1,146 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 Trollhättan–Vänersborg 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: | THN / ESGT |
| Airport Name: | Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport |
| Location: | Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°19'27"N by 12°20'11"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Fyrstadsflyget |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from THN |
| More Information: | THN 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 Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN):
- The closest airport to Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) is Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) ENE of THN.
- Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Trollhättan–Vänersborg 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 Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,366 miles (18,292 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- The Hercules fleet at RAF Lyneham officially moved to Brize Norton on 1 July 2011.
- To accommodate this expansion, a major infrastructure redevelopment, "Programme Future Brize" was established in 2009.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
- On 12 August 2006, campaigners restricted access at the main entrance for several hours in a protest against British policy in the Middle East.
- By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
- RAF Brize Norton was opened in 1937 as a training station and one of the first squadrons to use the airfield was No.
