Nonstop flight route between Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China and Oakham, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH), Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China and RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,583 miles (or 8,986 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 Chizhou Jiuhuashan 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 Chizhou Jiuhuashan 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 Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH):

• The furthest airport from Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (meaning Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.
• The closest airport to Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) is Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WSW of JUH.
• In addition to being known as "Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport", other names for JUH include "池州九华山机场", "Chízhōu Jiǔhuàshān Jīchǎng" and "ZSJH".

Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):

• The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
• RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Army officially took over the site in April 2012.
• 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 motto "We rise to our obstacles" is both a reference to the Cottesmore Hunt and was intended to convey the spirit with which the Royal Air Force confronts difficulties.
• Cottesmore was officially handed back to the RAF on 1 July 1945.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.