Nonstop flight route between Juba, South Sudan and Oakham, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Juba International Airport (JUB), Juba, South Sudan and RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,779 miles (or 6,082 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 Juba International 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 Juba International 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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Facts about Juba International Airport (JUB):

• The furthest airport from Juba International Airport (JUB) is Ahe Airport (AHE), which is located 11,761 miles (18,927 kilometers) away in Ahe, French Polynesia.
• Juba International Airport (JUB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 1,513 feet above mean sea level.
• It is one of the two international airports in South Sudan, the other one being Malakal International Airport.
• The closest airport to Juba International Airport (JUB) is Arua Airport (RUA), which is located 135 miles (217 kilometers) SSW of JUB.

Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):

• RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
• 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.
• Cottesmore became home to the Tri-national Tornado Training Establishment.
• 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.
• 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.
• However, with the outbreak of war, the aircraft and crews were sent to locations in the north and west, as enemy air attacks were expected over the southern half of England.
• Cottesmore was officially handed back to the RAF on 1 July 1945.
• In early December 2009, it was announced the station would close due to funding cut-backs, in part to help pay for additional helicopters for British operations in Afghanistan.
• 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.