Nonstop flight route between Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia and Oakham, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC), Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia and RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,019 miles (or 9,686 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 Ascención de Guarayos 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 Ascención de Guarayos 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: | ASC / SLAS |
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| Location: | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°55'55"S by 63°9'21"W |
| Area Served: | Ascención de Guarayos |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 810 feet (247 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASC |
| More Information: | ASC 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 Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC):
- Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ascención de Guarayos Airport", another name for ASC is "Ascención de Guarayos Airport (Ascención de Guarayos)".
- Because of Ascención de Guarayos Airport's relatively low elevation of 810 feet, planes can take off or land at Ascención de Guarayos 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 closest airport to Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) is Concepción Airport (CEP), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) E of ASC.
- The furthest airport from Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Ascención de Guarayos Airport (meaning Ascención de Guarayos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,639 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.
Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):
- 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 motto "We rise to our obstacles" is both a reference to the Cottesmore Hunt and was intended to convey the spirit with which the Royal Air Force confronts difficulties.
- Cottesmore's Hampdens' first trespass into hostile airspace was a leaflet dropping operation over northern France.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
- RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cottesmore became home to the Tri-national Tornado Training Establishment.
- The Army officially took over the site in April 2012.
