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')
	RAF Brize Norton Shown within Oxfordshire
Coordinates	51°45′00″N 001°35′01″W / 51.75000°N 1.58361°W
Type	Main Operating Base
Area	481 hectares (1,190 acres)
Site information
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/
Site history
Built	1935
In use	1937 – present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Group Captain Claire O'Grady
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

Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton (IATA: BZZ, ICAO: EGVN) in Oxfordshire, about 75 mi (121 km) west north-west of London, is the largest station of the Royal Air Force.^[4] 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.^[5]

^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 236. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
^ "Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 – Annex A". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 32. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "RAF Brize Norton Defence Aerodrome Manual". Royal Air Force. Military Aviation Authority. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^ "RAF Brize Norton". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^ Hearn, Dan (4 February 2011). "RAF Brize Norton to double in size". This is Oxfordshire. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

[1] Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 236. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.

[2] "Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 – Annex A". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 32. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[3] "RAF Brize Norton Defence Aerodrome Manual". Royal Air Force. Military Aviation Authority. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[RAF_desc-4] "RAF Brize Norton". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[5] Hearn, Dan (4 February 2011). "RAF Brize Norton to double in size". This is Oxfordshire. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

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