Nonstop flight route between Changhai, China and Oakham, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Changhai Airport (CNI), Changhai, China and RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,234 miles (or 8,423 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 Changhai 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 Changhai 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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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Changhai Airport (CNI):

• The closest airport to Changhai Airport (CNI) is Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WSW of CNI.
• The furthest airport from Changhai Airport (CNI) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is nearly antipodal to Changhai Airport (meaning Changhai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miramar Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• In addition to being known as "Changhai Airport", other names for CNI include "长海大长山岛机场" and "Zhǎnghǎi Dàzhǎngshāndǎo Jīchǎng".

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.
• In 1957 it was announced that Cottesmore would became a base for aircraft of the V bomber force, carriers of Britain's nuclear deterrent.
• The 316th TCG was part of the 52d Troop Carrier Wing.
• 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.
• RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
• 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.