Nonstop flight route between Chico, California, United States and Oxford, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), Chico, California, United States and Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,169 miles (or 8,319 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 Chico Municipal Airport and Oxford 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 Chico Municipal Airport and Oxford Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chico Municipal Airport (CIC):

• In addition to being known as "Chico Municipal Airport", another name for CIC is "Chico Army Airfield".
• In April 1944 the mission of the Field was changed from basic flying training of cadets to training of fighter pilots.
• The closest airport to Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSE of CIC.
• An all black company was assigned to the Field in August 1942.
• The City of Chico built a small airport on 160 acres of land 5 miles north of the city in the late 1930s and leased the facility to a fixed-base operator.
• Because of Chico Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Chico Municipal 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.
• Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) has 2 runways.
• The Chico missile complex had two accidents in 1962.
• Chico Municipal Airport, often called CMA, is a public airport four miles north of Chico, in Butte County, California.
• The furthest airport from Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,229 miles (18,071 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Pacific Express was based in Chico.

Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):

• 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 February 2011, plans to begin direct flights from Oxford to Palma were revealed by Oxford Airport Travel.
• In August 2009 the airport was rebranded as London Oxford Airport.
• The main runway is 1,552 m.
• Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• In January 2012, Manx2 announced the start of a scheduled service from Oxford to the Isle of Man, beginning in May 2012.
• The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of OXF.
• The airport is currently looking to establish new routes out of the airport to help grow the airport and grow more into the commercial aviation market.