RAF Brize Norton

RAF Brize Norton
Near Carterton, Oxfordshire in England
A400M Atlas at RAF Brize Norton
Transire Confidenter (Latin for 'Move with confidence')[1]
RAF Brize Norton Shown within Oxfordshire
Coordinates	51°45′00″N 001°35′01″W / 51.75000°N 1.58361°W / 51.75000; -1.58361
Type	Main Operating Base
Area	481 hectares (1,190 acres)[2]
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 (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 Direction Length and surface 07/25 3,050 metres (10,007 ft) Asphalt
Source: RAF Brize Norton Defence Aerodrome Manual[3]

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]