Nonstop flight route between Urgench, Uzbekistan and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Urgench International Airport (UGC), Urgench, Uzbekistan and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,938 miles (or 4,728 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 Urgench 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 Urgench 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: | UGC / UTNU | 
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| Location: | Urgench, Uzbekistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°35'3"N by 60°38'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Urgench | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Uzbekistan | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 320 feet (98 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UGC | 
| More Information: | UGC 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 Urgench International Airport (UGC):
- The furthest airport from Urgench International Airport (UGC) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,293 miles (18,174 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Because of Urgench International Airport's relatively low elevation of 320 feet, planes can take off or land at Urgench 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 closest airport to Urgench International Airport (UGC) is Daşoguz Airport (TAZ), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) WNW of UGC.
 - In addition to being known as "Urgench International Airport", another name for UGC is "Urgench Xalqaro Aeroporti".
 - Urgench International Airport (UGC) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- To accommodate this expansion, a major infrastructure redevelopment, "Programme Future Brize" was established in 2009.
 - The station is home to the Administrative Wing, Airport of Embarkation Wing, Depth Support Wing, Forward Support Wing and Operations Wing.
 - By the end of June 2011 all flying units from RAF Lyneham had moved to RAF Brize Norton.
 - 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 19 September 2005, Brize Norton was closed as part of a major upgrade project.
 - The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
 - By the 1950s Cold War tension was escalating and the United States envisaged stationing nuclear bombers in the United Kingdom as a deterrent to Soviet aggression.
 
