Nonstop flight route between Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States and Oskarshamn, Sweden:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH), Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States and Oskarshamn Airport (OSK), Oskarshamn, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,766 miles (or 6,061 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 Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod and Oskarshamn 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 Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod and Oskarshamn Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FMH / KFMH |
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Location: | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°39'30"N by 70°31'17"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FMH |
More Information: | FMH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSK / ESMO |
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Location: | Oskarshamn, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°21'1"N by 16°29'47"E |
Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OSK |
More Information: | OSK Maps & Info |
Facts about Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH):
- The airport was a NASA Space Shuttle launch abort site.
- In addition to being known as "Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod", another name for FMH is "Otis ANGB".
- The furthest airport from Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Massachusetts Air National Guard's 102d Fighter Wing, 101st Fighter Squadron including its previous iterations as a fighter-interceptor group, fighter group, air defense wing and fighter-interceptor wing became the lead command at Otis for executing this mission.
- During World War II, the field was known as Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Otis and was a subordinate field for Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
- Otis was unique because it had its own schools for the students who lived on the base.
- The closest airport to Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of FMH.
- Otis ANGB was an alternative landing site for the Space Shuttle orbiter if it ever had to abort its mission during liftoff.
Facts about Oskarshamn Airport (OSK):
- Because of Oskarshamn Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Oskarshamn 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 Oskarshamn Airport (OSK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,346 miles (18,260 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Oskarshamn Airport (OSK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Oskarshamn Airport", another name for OSK is "Oskarshamn flygplats".
- The closest airport to Oskarshamn Airport (OSK) is Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) S of OSK.