Nonstop flight route between Sylhet, Bangladesh and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL), Sylhet, Bangladesh and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,022 miles (or 8,082 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 MAG Osmani 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 MAG Osmani International Airport and RAF Brize Norton. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL):

• Work started in 2006 to upgrade the terminal facilities to enable handling of international flights.
• Additional expansion of the runway and improvements to the runway lighting and airport facilities were commenced in 2004 to enable wide-bodied aircraft to safely land and takeoff from the airport.
• In addition to being known as "MAG Osmani International Airport", other names for ZYL include "ওসমানী আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Osmani Antarjātik Bimānabandar".
• The furthest airport from MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,345 miles (18,258 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The vast majority of passengers using the airport are expatriate Bangladeshis and their descendants from the Sylhet Division living in the United Kingdom.
• Under a new program the airport will be getting a new refuelling system, expansion of the airport and runway, new instruments for control tower and runway, new terminal, 6 more Jetways and modern lighting instruments.
• Nevertheless, on 3 November 2002, the airport received its first international arrival.
• The closest airport to MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is Kailashahar Airport (IXH), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) S of ZYL.
• Because of MAG Osmani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at MAG Osmani 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.

Facts about RAF Brize Norton (BZZ):

• The closest airport to RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of BZZ.
• Following the Falklands War, the RAF found itself lacking in the strategic transport capabilities required to sustain the expanded military presence there.
• A peace camp was held at the station from 21 to 25 April 2005, along with a demonstration in nearby Carterton.
• 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.
• By 1950 the USAF Strategic Air Command was based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe.
• By March 2011, 70 buildings had been refurbished on the station.