EGVN
RAF Brize Norton
VFR
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Name
RAF Brize Norton
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
EGVN / BZZ / EGVN
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
4:25 am (GMT)
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Municipality
Brize Norton
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Coordinates
51° 45′ 0″ N 1° 35′ 1″ W
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Elevation
287 ft (87 m MSL)
About RAF Brize Norton
Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton (IATA: BZZ, ICAO: EGVN) is the largest station of the Royal Air Force. Situated in Oxfordshire, about 75 mi (121 km) west north-west of London, it is close to the village of Brize Norton and the towns of Carterton and Witney.
The station is the base for air transport, air-to-air refuelling and military parachuting, with the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Airbus A400M Atlas and Airbus Voyager operating from the station.
Major infrastructure redevelopment began in 2010, ahead of the closure of RAF Lyneham in 2012, and Brize Norton became the sole air point of embarkation for British troops.