Nonstop flight route between Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Milford Sound, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Milford Sound Airport (MFN), Milford Sound, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,738 miles (or 18,891 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 Milford Sound 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 Oxford Airport and Milford Sound Airport. 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: | MFN / NZMF |
Airport Name: | Milford Sound Airport |
Location: | Milford Sound, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°40'23"S by 167°55'23"E |
Area Served: | Milford Sound |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MFN |
More Information: | MFN Maps & Info |
Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):
- 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.
- From March 2013 to August 2013, Minoan Air flew from Oxford to both Dublin and Edinburgh.
- In addition to being known as "Oxford Airport", another name for OXF is "Oxford/Kidlington Airport".
- 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 August 2009 the airport was rebranded as London Oxford Airport.
- Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.
- In February 2011, plans to begin direct flights from Oxford to Palma were revealed by Oxford Airport Travel.
Facts about Milford Sound Airport (MFN):
- Prior to the ability of air operations, Milford Sound had no access in the winter months as the roads became impassable.
- Milford Sound Airport (MFN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Milford Sound Airport (MFN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Milford Sound Airport (meaning Milford Sound Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,682 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Because of Milford Sound Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Milford Sound 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.
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- The closest airport to Milford Sound Airport (MFN) is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ESE of MFN.
- On 17 November 1938, a Southland Airway’s Puss Moth piloted by Arthur Bradshaw made the first landing in at Milford Sound.