BZZ
Airport · United Kingdom
Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton
Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri, United Kingdom
BZZIATA code
EGVNICAO code
3,050 mlongest of 1 runway
87 melevation · 285 ft
1937opened
Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton (BZZ/EGVN) is an airport in the United Kingdom serving Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri.
It has 1 runway, the longest 3,050 m, at an elevation of 87 m.
2 airlines use it as a hub, including Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (Royal Air Force) and AirTanker Services Limited.
Identification
- IATA
- BZZ
- ICAO
- EGVN
- Wikidata
- Q1420053
Location
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City served
- Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri, Royal Air Force Station Mount Pleasant
- Located in
- Oxfordshire
- Coordinates
- 51.7500, -1.5836
- Elevation
- 87 m (285 ft)
Organisation
- Type
- airbase, airport
- Opened
- 1937-01-01
- Operator
- Royal Air Force
- Owner
- Government of the United Kingdom, Ministry of Defence
- Named after
- Brize Norton
Runways
- 07/25
- 3,050 m · 10,007 ftasphalt concrete
Hub for 2 airlines
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (Royal Air Force)9LAirTanker Services Limited