RAF Brize Norton

RAF Brize Norton is the largest station of the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom. It is located in , approximately 75 mi west-northwest of London, near the village of and the towns of and .
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: Royal Air Force (RAF) main operating base in Oxfordshire, England; RAF Air Transport (AT) hub, airport and military airbase
  • Also known as: “BZZ”, “EGVN”, “Royal Air Force Brize Norton”, and “Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carterton Library and Carterton Town Hall.

Library
Photo: andrew auger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Public building
Photo: andrew auger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a municipal building in Alvescot Road in , a town in England. It accommodates the offices and meeting place of Carterton Town Council.

Church
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carterton and Black Bourton.

Town
Photo: Andrew Auger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in West Oxfordshire district in the county of , England and is 4 miles south-west of . The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 15,769.

Village
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish about 2 miles south of . The village is on Brook, a tributary of the .

Village
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is a village and civil parish 1 mile east of in West Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 938. The original part of RAF is in the parish.

RAF Brize Norton

Latitude
51.7512° or 51° 45′ 4″ north
Longitude
-1.58359° or 1° 35′ 1″ west
Elevation
289 feet (88 metres)
Operator
Royal Air Force
IATA airport code
BZZ
ICAO airport code
EGVN
Open location code
9C3WQC28+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99707966
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6296660
Wiki­data ID
Q1420053
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tajik—“RAF Brize Norton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “BZZ”
  • Arabic: “EGVN”
  • Arabic: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Arabic: “محطة سلاح الجو الملكي بريز نورتون”
  • Cebuano: “BZZ”
  • Cebuano: “EGVN”
  • Cebuano: “Estasyon sa Royal Air Force Brize Norton”
  • Cebuano: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Chinese: “BZZ”
  • Chinese: “EGVN”
  • Chinese: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Chinese: “布萊茲諾頓皇家空軍基地”
  • Chinese: “布赖兹诺顿皇家空军基地”
  • Dutch: “BZZ”
  • Dutch: “EGVN”
  • Dutch: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Dutch: “Station van de Royal Air Force Brize Norton”
  • French: “BZZ”
  • French: “EGVN”
  • French: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • French: “Station de la Royal Air Force de Brize Norton”
  • German: “Brize Norton”
  • German: “BZZ”
  • German: “EGVN”
  • German: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • German: “Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton”
  • German: “Station der Royal Air Force Brize Norton”
  • Hebrew: “BZZ”
  • Hebrew: “EGVN”
  • Hebrew: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת חיל האוויר המלכותי ברייז נורטון”
  • Indonesian: “BZZ”
  • Indonesian: “EGVN”
  • Indonesian: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Indonesian: “Stasiun Angkatan Udara Kerajaan Brize Norton”
  • Japanese: “BZZ”
  • Japanese: “EGVN”
  • Japanese: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Japanese: “イギリス空軍 ブライズ・ノートン基地”
  • Japanese: “イギリス空軍基地ブライズ・ノートン”
  • Japanese: “ブライズ・ノートン空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “ブライズノートン空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “ブリゼ・ノートン空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “ブリゼノートン空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “英国空軍基地ブライズ・ノートン”
  • Malay: “BZZ”
  • Malay: “EGVN”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Brize Norton”
  • Malay: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Malay: “Stesen Tentera Udara Diraja Brize Norton”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “BZZ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “EGVN”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Royal Air Force Stasjon Brize Norton”
  • Norwegian: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Persian: “BZZ”
  • Persian: “EGVN”
  • Persian: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Persian: “ایستگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی بریز نورتون”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی بریتز نورتون”
  • Swedish: “BZZ”
  • Swedish: “EGVN”
  • Swedish: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Swedish: “Royal Air Force Station i närheten av Brize Norton”
  • Tajik: “BZZ”
  • Tajik: “EGVN”
  • Tajik: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Tajik: “Истгоҳи Нерӯҳои Ҳавоии Шоҳии Бриз Нортон”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате бритз нӯратон”
  • “BZZ”
  • “EGVN”
  • “RAF Brize Norton”
  • “Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Alvescot and Shilton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Astra Bowl and Royal Air Force Police, Brize Norton.

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