Nonstop flight route between Douglas, Arizona, United States and Oxford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), Douglas, Arizona, United States and Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,242 miles (or 8,435 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 Douglas 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 Douglas Municipal Airport and Oxford Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGL / KDGL |
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| Location: | Douglas, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'33"N by 109°30'23"W |
| Area Served: | Douglas, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Douglas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4173 feet (1,272 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DGL |
| More Information: | DGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXF / EGTK |
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| Location: | Oxford, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°50'12"N by 1°19'12"W |
| Area Served: | Oxford |
| Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
| Elevation: | 270 feet (82 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OXF |
| More Information: | OXF Maps & Info |
Facts about Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL):
- The closest airport to Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of DGL.
- Because of Douglas Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,173 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The Air Training Command maintained the former Douglas Air Field on temporary inactive status starting on October 31, 1945.
- Records of Auxiliary Airfield #4 have been lost to time.
- Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) has 2 runways.
- Over recent years, there has been relatively little development activity at the Bisbee-Douglas International Airport.
- In 1949-50, the base administration building was remodeled to serve as an airline terminal building.
- In addition to being known as "Douglas Municipal Airport", another name for DGL is "Douglas Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,522 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Pilots in Air Transport Command began training at Douglas in June 1944.
Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):
- Today, airport activity is split with 35% by Oxford Aviation Academy for training students pilot for Commercial Airplanes under Civil Aviation Authority/European Aviation Safety Agency license, 10% business aviation and the balance being mainly private and recreational general aviation activity.
- In October 2011, it was announced that a one-off route from Oxford to New York-John F.
- In addition to being known as "Oxford Airport", another name for OXF is "Oxford/Kidlington Airport".
- The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of OXF.
- A new "Saturday only" summer service to Jersey, operated by Air Southwest, ran from July to September 2009.
- 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.
- 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.
- Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.
- 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.
