Nonstop flight route between Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States and Oakham, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR), Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States and RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,300 miles (or 6,920 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Jonesboro Municipal Airport and RAF Cottesmore, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Jonesboro Municipal Airport and RAF Cottesmore. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JBR / KJBR |
Airport Name: | Jonesboro Municipal Airport |
Location: | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°49'54"N by 90°38'47"W |
Area Served: | Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Jonesboro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JBR |
More Information: | JBR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKH / EGXJ |
Airport Name: | RAF Cottesmore |
Location: | Oakham, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°43'45"N by 0°39'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKH |
More Information: | OKH Maps & Info |
Facts about Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR):
- Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) has 2 runways.
- Because of Jonesboro Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Jonesboro Municipal Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Jonesboro Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of the City of Jonesboro, in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States.
- The furthest airport from Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,976 miles (17,664 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) is Kirk Field (PGR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NNE of JBR.
Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):
- The station became a satellite to RAF Wittering on 31 March 2011 with a civic parade and flypast to mark the disbandment of No 1 Sqn RAF, 800 NAS, 801 NAS and JFH.
- Cottesmore's Hampdens' first trespass into hostile airspace was a leaflet dropping operation over northern France.
- RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cottesmore was officially handed back to the RAF on 1 July 1945.
- Because of RAF Cottesmore's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Cottesmore at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,813 miles (19,011 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- However, with the outbreak of war, the aircraft and crews were sent to locations in the north and west, as enemy air attacks were expected over the southern half of England.
- The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.