Nonstop flight route between Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea and Oxford, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nissan Island Airport (IIS), Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea and Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,878 miles (or 14,288 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 Nissan Island 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 Nissan Island 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 Nissan Island Airport (IIS):

• In addition to being known as "Nissan Island Airport", other names for IIS include "AYIA" and "Nissan Island".
• Because of Nissan Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Nissan Island 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 Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
• In late 1944 airfield roll-up activities were commenced and were completed by August 1945.
• Nissan Island Airport (IIS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is Buka Island Airport (BUA), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SSE of IIS.

Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):

• The main runway is 1,552 m.
• In January 2012, Manx2 announced the start of a scheduled service from Oxford to the Isle of Man, beginning in May 2012.
• 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 November 2009, Great Experience Travel was designated the Official Travel Partner for London Oxford Airport, concentrating on flights to Geneva and Jersey.
• 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.
• 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.
• Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.
• In January 2010 the airport announced the launch of daily flights to Edinburgh to be operated by new start-up, Varsity Express.
• This airport stands to benefit from the development of the VLJ market, with the roll-out of aircraft such as the Cessna Citation Mustang, Honda HA-420 HondaJet and Embraer Phenom 100s, as their profitability relies on curtailing operating costs.
• 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.