# RAF Brize Norton (BZZ / EGVN)

**RAF Brize Norton** (IATA: BZZ, ICAO: EGVN) is a medium airport in Carterton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1937. It has one runway, 3,050 m (10,007 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force. In 2002 it handled 127 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BZZ / EGVN
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Carterton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 88 m / 288 ft
- Coordinates: 51.7500, -1.5836
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,050 m / 10,007 ft
- Passengers: 127 (2002)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-brize-norton/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Brize_Norton (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1420053
- Weather station: EGVN · WMO 03649
- Ident: EGVN

## Timeline

- 1937: RAF Brize Norton opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,050 m / 10,007 ft | 56 m / 184 ft | Asphalt | 074° / 254° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | 71 | Eurostat |
| 2002 | 127 | Eurostat |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- 9L [AirTanker Services Limited](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airtanker-services-limited)

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 127 (2002) | #3,615 of 3,974 | #738 in Europe | #53 in GB |
| Longest runway | 3,050 m / 10,007 ft | =997 of 29,858 | =141 in Europe | =5 in GB |
| Elevation | 88 m / 288 ft | =31,662 of 43,403 | =3,833 in Europe | #229 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =52 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DEP |  | 127.250 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.500 |
| CAC | Non-Zone Radar Service (See LARS) | 124.275 |
| GND | GND | 121.725 |
| ZONE | Brize CTR. Zone Control/Transits | 119.000 |
| OPS | OPS | 135.750 |
| RDR | Director Radar | 133.750 |
| TWR 1 | Primary | 123.725 |
| APP |  | 127.250 |
| TWR 2 | Stby | 123.550 |
| LARS | Lower Airspace Radar Service (0900L-1700L) | 124.275 |

## Nearby airports

- [FFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egva.md) RAF Fairford · 16 km / 9.9 mi
- [OXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egtk.md) London Oxford Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [BEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egub.md) RAF Benson · 37 km / 23 mi
- [GLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbj.md) Gloucestershire Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [EGDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdm.md) MoD Boscombe Down · 67 km / 42 mi
- [BBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglk.md) Blackbushe Airport · 70 km / 43 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvn/data