Nonstop flight route between Ross River, Yukon, Canada and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ross River Airport (XRR), Ross River, Yukon, Canada and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,149 miles (or 6,677 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 Ross River 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 Ross River 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: | XRR / CYDM |
Airport Name: | Ross River Airport |
Location: | Ross River, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°58'14"N by 132°25'19"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2359 feet (719 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XRR |
More Information: | XRR 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 Ross River Airport (XRR):
- The furthest airport from Ross River Airport (XRR) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,277 miles (16,539 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Ross River Airport (XRR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ross River Airport (XRR) is Faro Airport (ZFA), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of XRR.
Facts about RAF Benson (BEX):
- The station retained a reconnaissance role for some years after the war, with Avro Lancaster, Spitfire, Mosquito, Gloster Meteor PR.Mk 10 and English Electric Canberra PR.Mk 3 aircraft.
- 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.
- The station is today the home to four squadrons of Support Helicopters, 28 Squadron, 78 Squadron with Merlin helicopters and 33 Squadron and 230 Squadron with Puma helicopters.
- 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 Chiltern Air Support Unit helicopter and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance helicopter are also both located here as lodger units.
- The King's Flight moved from RAF Hendon and would stay until after the war, moving to RAF Northolt in 1995.
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.