Nonstop flight route between Chadron, Nebraska, United States and Oakham, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR), Chadron, Nebraska, United States and RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,391 miles (or 7,067 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 Chadron Municipal 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 Chadron Municipal Airport and RAF Cottesmore. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR):

• The closest airport to Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) is Pine Ridge Airport (XPR), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) ENE of CDR.
• Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,658 miles (17,153 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Chadron Municipal Airport is a public use airport in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,152 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,875 enplanements in 2009, and 1,769 in 2010.

Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):

• 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.
• RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 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.
• In 1957 it was announced that Cottesmore would became a base for aircraft of the V bomber force, carriers of Britain's nuclear deterrent.
• 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.
• 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.