Nonstop flight route between Atikokan, Ontario, Canada and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Atikokan Municipal Aerodrome (YIB), Atikokan, Ontario, Canada and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,719 miles (or 5,985 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 Atikokan Municipal Aerodrome 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 Atikokan Municipal Aerodrome 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: | YIB / CYIB |
| Airport Name: | Atikokan Municipal Aerodrome |
| Location: | Atikokan, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°46'26"N by 91°38'18"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Atikokan Township |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1408 feet (429 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YIB |
| More Information: | YIB 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 Atikokan Municipal Aerodrome (YIB):
- The furthest airport from Atikokan Municipal Aerodrome (YIB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,727 miles (17,263 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Atikokan Municipal Aerodrome (YIB) is Ignace Municipal Airport (ZUC), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of YIB.
- Atikokan Municipal Aerodrome (YIB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):
- A peace camp was held at the station from 21 to 25 April 2005, along with a demonstration in nearby Carterton.
- To accommodate this expansion, a major infrastructure redevelopment, "Programme Future Brize" was established in 2009.
- During the 2003 Iraq War four anti-war protesters managed to access the main runway in an attempt to prevent aircraft taking off.
- In 1970 two squadrons 99 Squadron and 511 Squadron operating the Bristol Britannia moved from RAF Lyneham.
- Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about 65 mi west north-west of London, is the largest station of the Royal Air Force.
- 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.
- 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.
