Nonstop flight route between Ofu, American Samoa and Oxford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ofu Airport (OFU), Ofu, American Samoa and Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,756 miles (or 15,701 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 Ofu Airport and Oxford Airport, 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 Ofu Airport and Oxford Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OFU / |
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Location: | Ofu, American Samoa |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°11'3"S by 169°40'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of American Samoa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OFU |
More Information: | OFU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXF / EGTK |
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Location: | Oxford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°50'12"N by 1°19'12"W |
Area Served: | Oxford |
Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
Elevation: | 270 feet (82 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OXF |
More Information: | OXF Maps & Info |
Facts about Ofu Airport (OFU):
- In addition to being known as "Ofu Airport", other names for OFU include "NSAS" and "Z08".
- Because of Ofu Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Ofu 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.
- The furthest airport from Ofu Airport (OFU) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is nearly antipodal to Ofu Airport (meaning Ofu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zinder Airport), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Zinder, Niger.
- Ofu Airport (OFU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ofu Airport (OFU) is Tau Airport (TAV), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of OFU.
Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):
- The furthest airport from Oxford Airport (OXF) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,876 miles (19,113 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In October 2011, it was announced that a one-off route from Oxford to New York-John F.
- In February 2011, plans to begin direct flights from Oxford to Palma were revealed by Oxford Airport Travel.
- Oxford Airport, also known as London Oxford Airport or Kidlington Airport, is a privately owned airport located near Kidlington in Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, 6 NM northwest by north of Oxford, 62 mi from Central London.
- In October 2009, London Oxford Airport was approved as a UK entry point for pets, under the Pet Travel Scheme.
- The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of OXF.
- Because of Oxford Airport's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Oxford 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.
- The airport is currently looking to establish new routes out of the airport to help grow the airport and grow more into the commercial aviation market.
- Today, airport activity is split with 35% by Oxford Aviation Academy for training students pilot for Commercial Airplanes under Civil Aviation Authority/European Aviation Safety Agency license, 10% business aviation and the balance being mainly private and recreational general aviation activity.
- In addition to being known as "Oxford Airport", another name for OXF is "Oxford/Kidlington Airport".
- Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.