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: “Brize Norton”, “BZZ”, “EGVN”, “Royal Air Force Brize Norton”, “Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton”, “イギリス空軍基地ブライズ・ノートン”, “ブライズノートン空軍基地”, “ブリゼ・ノートン空軍基地”, “ブリゼノートン空軍基地”, and “英国空軍基地ブライズ・ノートン”

Places of Interest

Highlights: 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…

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…

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

Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and civil parish 1 mile east of in West Oxfordshire.

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: “محطة سلاح الجو الملكي بريز نورتون”
  • Cebuano: “Estasyon sa Royal Air Force Brize Norton”
  • Cebuano: “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: “Station van de Royal Air Force Brize Norton”
  • French: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • French: “Station de la Royal Air Force de Brize Norton”
  • German: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • German: “Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton”
  • German: “Station der Royal Air Force Brize Norton”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת חיל האוויר המלכותי ברייז נורטון”
  • Indonesian: “Stasiun Angkatan Udara Kerajaan Brize Norton”
  • Japanese: “イギリス空軍 ブライズ・ノートン基地”
  • Japanese: “ブライズ・ノートン空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Brize Norton”
  • Malay: “Stesen Tentera Udara Diraja Brize Norton”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Royal Air Force Stasjon Brize Norton”
  • Norwegian: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Persian: “ایستگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی بریز نورتون”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی بریتز نورتون”
  • Swedish: “RAF Brize Norton”
  • Swedish: “Royal Air Force Station i närheten av Brize Norton”
  • Tajik: “Истгоҳи Нерӯҳои Ҳавоии Шоҳии Бриз Нортон”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате бритз нӯратон”
  • “Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Alvescot and Shilton.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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Worth a closer look: Oxford and Abingdon-on-Thames.

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