Nonstop flight route between Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,320 miles (or 6,952 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 Oxford Airport and Columbus Air Force Base, 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 Oxford Airport and Columbus Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBM / KCBM |
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Location: | Columbus, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°38'38"N by 88°26'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from CBM |
More Information: | CBM Maps & Info |
Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):
- Plans for a 17,800 m2 expansion of high-strength apron and a new 4,400 m2 hangar were outlined at the end of July 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Oxford Airport", another name for OXF is "Oxford/Kidlington Airport".
- Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.
- In 1981, the airport freehold was sold by the council and later owned by BBA Aviation plc.
- 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 January 2010 the airport announced the launch of daily flights to Edinburgh to be operated by new start-up, Varsity Express.
- The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of OXF.
- In January 2012, Manx2 announced the start of a scheduled service from Oxford to the Isle of Man, beginning in May 2012.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- The base began as a training facility for fighters and bombers.
- With the end of World War II, Columbus AAF was first placed on "reduced activity status", and was inactivated on 15 August 1946.
- With the Korean War at an end and pilot production needs dropping, the decision was made to close the contract flying school at Columbus.
- When the war ended in 1945, the base strength had reached a peak of 2,300 enlisted men, 300 officers, and an average of 250 pilot cadets per class.
- The furthest airport from Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,088 miles (17,844 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of CBM.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- The school used a number of trainers, including the AT-8, AT-9, AT-10, and B-25.
- As the demand for pilots to support the war in Southeast Asia increased, the number of B-52s based stateside fell because they were needed overseas.