Nonstop flight route between Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Imperial Beach, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS), Imperial Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,418 miles (or 8,719 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 RAF Cottesmore and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach, 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 RAF Cottesmore and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRS / KNRS |
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Location: | Imperial Beach, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°33'47"N by 117°6'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NRS |
More Information: | NRS Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):
- RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Army officially took over the site in April 2012.
- The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
- With the introduction of the Eurofighter Typhoon into RAF service, No.3 Sqn moved to RAF Coningsby and No 1 Sqn moved from RAF Wittering.
- The 316th TCG was part of the 52d Troop Carrier Wing.
- 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.
- These units remained in residence until a few days before the outbreak of war in 1939 when they were sent to RAF Cranfield to serve as a pool providing replacements for combat losses.
- 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.
Facts about Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS):
- On January 1, 1968 NAAS Imperial Beach was raised to the status of a full Naval Air Station and renamed NAS Imperial Beach.
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) has 2 runways.
- When Imperial Beach was designated on Outlying Field, this put a halt to a master plan developed on 1967 to determine the facilities required to support units assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations.
- The furthest airport from Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of NRS.
- In 1943, the present runways were built and construction on the installation’s buildings began, and on 17 July 1943 Naval Auxiliary Air Station Ream Field was commissioned.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach", another name for NRS is "Ream Field".