Nonstop flight route between Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania and Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO), Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania and RAF Benson (BEX), Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,457 miles (or 3,954 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 Aioun el Atrouss Airport and RAF Benson, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEO / GQNA |
Airport Name: | Aioun el Atrouss Airport |
Location: | Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°42'39"N by 9°38'16"W |
Area Served: | Aioun el Atrouss, Mauritania |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 951 feet (290 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AEO |
More Information: | AEO 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 Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO):
- Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) is Tongoa Airport (TGH), which is nearly antipodal to Aioun el Atrouss Airport (meaning Aioun el Atrouss Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tongoa Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) is Tamchakett Airport (THT), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) WNW of AEO.
- Because of Aioun el Atrouss Airport's relatively low elevation of 951 feet, planes can take off or land at Aioun el Atrouss 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 Benson (BEX):
- The closest airport to RAF Benson (BEX) is RAF High Wycombe (HYC), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of BEX.
- 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 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 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 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.