Nonstop flight route between Janesville, Wisconsin, United States and Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL), Janesville, Wisconsin, United States and RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,904 miles (or 6,282 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 Southern Wisconsin Regional 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 Southern Wisconsin Regional 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: | JVL / KJVL |
Airport Name: | Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport |
Location: | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°37'13"N by 89°2'30"W |
Area Served: | Janesville, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Rock County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from JVL |
More Information: | JVL 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 Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL):
- Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,003 miles (17,707 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) is Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD), which is located 30 miles (47 kilometers) S of JVL.
- This annual event attracts spectators from all over the United States.
- Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport is home to the annual "Southern Wisconsin AirFEST", an event that features aviation performing groups, such as the Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds, and the Masters of Disaster.
- Because of Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Southern Wisconsin Regional 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.
- With the closure of RAF Lyneham taking place in late 2011, the repatriation of British personnel was relocated to Brize Norton on 8 September 2011.
- RAF Brize Norton was opened in 1937 as a training station and one of the first squadrons to use the airfield was No.
- On 12 August 2006, campaigners restricted access at the main entrance for several hours in a protest against British policy in the Middle East.
- During the 2003 Iraq War four anti-war protesters managed to access the main runway in an attempt to prevent aircraft taking off.
- 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.