Satellite and aerial maps of RAF Brize Norton with nearby locations
Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
---|---|---|---|
Little Rissington , England | 15.1 | 329 | EGVL |
Fairford , England | 15.6 | 241 | EGVA |
Shrivenham , England | 16.7 | 193 | |
Landmead Farm , England | 18.4 | 127 | |
Abingdon , England | 19.5 | 109 | EGUD |
Oxford Kidlington , England | 20.5 | 061 | EGTK |
RAF Brize Norton |
1937 to present | ||
51° 45' 0.00'' N 1° 35' 1.00'' W | ||
Carterton, Witney, Oxfordshire, England | ||
ICAO: EGVN | IATA: BZZ | |
Elevation: 287 feet |
RAF Brize Norton opened in Aug 1937 as part of Flying Training Command. The site was a USAF base between Apr 1951 and Apr 1965, when it returned to RAF as part of Transport Command. It became the base for the RAF fleet of C-130 Hercules, in 2012 when RAF Lyneham closed.
List of aircraft and events at RAF Brize Norton |
By Date | By Serial | By Model
Type | Serial | Dates |
---|---|---|
HH-53C | 68-8284 | oct08 31oct08 |
HAR.2 | G-BVGE | 02jul94 |
AW109E | G-WIZG | 15dec17 |
AW109E | G-WOFM | 11jun15 |
H160 | M-JCBA | 02dec22 |
S-76C | M-JCBC | 02aug22 |
MH-60R | N48-008 | 19apr18 |
MH-60R | N48-024 | 19apr18 |
TTH | RN08 | 29apr16 |
HAR.2 | XK987 | mar75 |
HC.2 | XR506 / V | 02jul94 |
HC.2 | XR588 | 20feb03 |
HU.5 | XS479 | jul84 |
AB47G-3B | XT141 | jan80 |
HU.5 | XT469 | 15oct78 |
HU.5 | XT486 | mar90 01jul91 |
AH.1 | XT624 | 12jun82 |
HC.2 | XT677 | mar90 |
Wasp | XV638 | jan85 |
SA330E | XW198 | 06oct11 |
SA330E | XW201 / FB | 05jun93 |
SA330E | XW209 | 04jun20 |
SA330E | XW222 | 06may00 |
SA330E | XW227 | 15oct78 |
SA330E | XW236 | jun14 |
Lynx | XW836 | 78 |
HT.3 | XW855 | 14jun83 |
HT.3 | XW866 / E | 11jul92 |
AH.1 | XZ290 | 22jun07 |
CH-47D | ZA682 | 03jul12 |
CH-47C | ZA683 / EW | 28jun86 |
CH-47D | ZA684 / BB | 30may06 |
CH-47C | ZA710 / BC | 27oct82 |
CH-47C | ZA713 / EN | 01sep91 |
SA330E | ZA934 | 05nov98 |
SA330E | ZA935 | 18apr17 |
HT.3 | ZB625 / N | 23jun84 |
HT.3 | ZB627 | 05jun93 |
HT.3 | ZB629 | 23jun84 |
AH.1 | ZB684 | aug14 |
CH-47D | ZD984 / DH | 13jun09 |
CH-47C | ZD984 / DH | 13jun09 |
AH7 | ZE380 | 05jun93 |
HAS.5 | ZE420 | 08feb13 |
HC.4 | ZE427 | 07dec00 |
HC.4 | ZF120 | 17feb06 |
AH9 | ZG887 | 05may15 |
AS355F1 | ZH141 | 06may00 |
CH-47D | ZH777 | 18jan18 |
EH101 | ZJ116 | 02 |
HC.3 | ZJ122 | 13apr15 |
HC.3 | ZJ130 / O | 09jun05 |
HC.3 | ZJ135 | 04sep18 |
HC.3 | ZJ136 | 31may23 |
WAH-64 | ZJ178 | 13jul10 |
WAH-64 | ZJ209 | 13jul10 |
WAH-64 | ZJ230 | 06apr06 |
WAH-64 | ZJ231 | 06apr06 |
412EP | ZJ236 | 01jul04 |
AS350BB | ZJ244 | 28mar12 |
AS350BB | ZJ258 | 06may00 |
AS365N3 | ZJ783 | 20nov08 |
212 | ZK067 | 20jul20 |
AH-64E | ZM700 | 28may21 |
AH-64E | ZM701 | 28may21 |
AH-64E | ZM704 | 24nov20 |
AH-64E | ZM705 | 24nov20 |
AH-64E | ZM706 | 07feb21 |
AH-64E | ZM707 | 11mar21 |
AH-64E | ZM708 | 07feb21 |
AH-64E | ZM709 | 11mar21 |
AW109E | ZR321 | 03oct08 |
AH.1 | ZZ388 | 08jan16 |