Nonstop flight route between Big Creek, Belize and Oakham, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(16°31'1"N by 88°25'1"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°43'45"N by 0°39'5"W)
Distance from BGK to OKH:
5,222.69 miles (8,405.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Big Creek Airport (BGK), Big Creek, Belize and RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,223 miles (or 8,405 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 Big Creek 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 Big Creek 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: | BGK / |
| Airport Name: | Big Creek Airport |
| Location: | Big Creek, Belize |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°31'1"N by 88°25'1"W |
| Operator/Owner: | n/a |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGK |
| More Information: | BGK 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 Big Creek Airport (BGK):
- Big Creek Airport (BGK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Big Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Big Creek 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 Big Creek Airport (BGK) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Big Creek Airport (BGK) is Independence Airport (INB), which is located only 1 mile (1 kilometer) NE of BGK.
Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):
- Cottesmore was officially handed back to the RAF on 1 July 1945.
- RAF Cottesmore opened on 11 March 1938.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
- In 1957 it was announced that Cottesmore would became a base for aircraft of the V bomber force, carriers of Britain's nuclear deterrent.
- RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.55 miles (0.88 km) NE | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize |     |
| 2 | 3.92 miles (6.30 km) ENE | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| 3 | 34.43 miles (55.41 km) NNE | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| 4 | 34.50 miles (55.52 km) NNE | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| 5 | 70.64 miles (113.68 km) NNE | Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) | Belize City, Belize | |
| 6 | 70.99 miles (114.25 km) N | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) | Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize | |
| 7 | 80.50 miles (129.56 km) SSE | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 8 | 85.48 miles (137.56 km) NNE | Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) | Caye Chapel, Belize | |
| 9 | 87.96 miles (141.56 km) NNE | Caye Caulker Airport (CUK) | Caye Caulker, Belize | |
| 10 | 99.75 miles (160.54 km) WNW | Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) | Flores, El Petén, Guatemala | |
| 11 | 100.90 miles (162.39 km) NNE | San Pedro Airport (SPR) | San Pedro, Belize | |
| 12 | 116.83 miles (188.01 km) ESE | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 13 | 126.33 miles (203.32 km) E | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 14 | 128.43 miles (206.68 km) N | Sarteneja Airport (SJX) | Sarteneja, Belize | |
| 15 | 128.87 miles (207.40 km) N | Corozal Airport (CZH) | Corozal, Belize | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,975.56 miles (19,272.74 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,401.00 miles (18,348.09 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,297.99 miles (18,182.31 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,297.89 miles (18,182.15 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,234.86 miles (18,080.71 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,230.72 miles (18,074.04 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,199.12 miles (18,023.20 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,199.01 miles (18,023.01 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,189.87 miles (18,008.30 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,182.52 miles (17,996.48 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,168.39 miles (17,973.74 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,145.73 miles (17,937.27 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,145.68 miles (17,937.19 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,141.05 miles (17,929.73 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,121.54 miles (17,898.34 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.13 miles (46.88 km) WNW | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 29.84 miles (48.03 km) SSW | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 31.05 miles (49.97 km) SE | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 32.25 miles (51.90 km) NE | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 42.65 miles (68.64 km) SW | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 47.86 miles (77.02 km) S | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 49.81 miles (80.17 km) WSW | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 50.23 miles (80.84 km) SE | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 50.65 miles (81.51 km) E | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 52.79 miles (84.96 km) NNE | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 53.57 miles (86.21 km) NNW | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 53.82 miles (86.62 km) ESE | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 55.11 miles (88.69 km) SE | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 55.19 miles (88.83 km) NNW | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 55.37 miles (89.11 km) ESE | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,812.79 miles (19,010.80 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,794.87 miles (18,981.96 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,791.33 miles (18,976.26 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,782.96 miles (18,962.79 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,778.53 miles (18,955.65 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,749.23 miles (18,908.50 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,746.96 miles (18,904.85 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,736.04 miles (18,887.28 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,725.89 miles (18,870.94 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,719.87 miles (18,861.25 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,718.41 miles (18,858.90 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,695.74 miles (18,822.43 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,687.67 miles (18,809.44 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,676.72 miles (18,791.82 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,676.16 miles (18,790.91 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |