RAF Brize Norton

RAF Brize Norton
RAF Brize Norton
Near Carterton, Oxfordshire in England
	A400M Atlas at RAF Brize Norton
	Transire Confidenter (Latin for 'Move with confidence')
Site information
Type	Main Operating Base
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support)
Condition	Operational
Website	www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-brize-norton/
Location
	RAF Brize Norton Shown within Oxfordshire
Coordinates	51°45′00″N 001°35′01″W / 51.75000°N 1.58361°W
Grid reference	SP295060
Area	4.81 square kilometres (1,190 acres)
Site history
Built	1935
In use	1937 – present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Group Captain Louise Henton
Occupants	No. 10 Squadron; No. 24 Squadron; No. 30 Squadron; No. 70 Squadron; No. 99 Squadron; No. 101 Squadron; No. 206 Squadron; See Based units section for full list.
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: BZZ, ICAO: EGVN, WMO: 03649
Elevation	87.4 metres (287 ft) AMSL
Runways
07/25	3,050 metres (10,007 ft) Asphalt
	Source: RAF Brize Norton Defence Aerodrome Manual

RAF Brize Norton (/braɪz/, IATA: BZZ, ICAO: EGVN) is the largest station of the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom. It is located in Oxfordshire, approximately 75 mi (121 km) west-northwest of London, near 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.