Nonstop flight route between Kōchi, Japan and Oxford, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kōchi Airport (KCZ), Kōchi, Japan and Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,939 miles (or 9,559 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 Kōchi 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 Kōchi 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 Kōchi Airport (KCZ):

• The furthest airport from Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kōchi Airport (meaning Kōchi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,083 miles (19,446 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• Because of Kōchi Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Kōchi 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 runway was expanded in 1960 and 1980 and later to 2,500 metres to handle larger aircraft.
• On 13 March 2007, All Nippon Airways Flight 1603, a Bombardier Dash 8, bound from Osaka to Kōchi, landed safely at the Kochi Airport after the front wheel of the plane failed to deploy.
• The closest airport to Kōchi Airport (KCZ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NNE of KCZ.
• Kōchi Airport (KCZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kōchi Airport", another name for KCZ is "高知空港".

Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):

• 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.
• Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.
• From March 2013 to August 2013, Minoan Air flew from Oxford to both Dublin and Edinburgh.
• In addition to being known as "Oxford Airport", another name for OXF is "Oxford/Kidlington Airport".
• 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.
• A new "Saturday only" summer service to Jersey, operated by Air Southwest, ran from July to September 2009.
• 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.
• 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.
• In October 2009, London Oxford Airport was approved as a UK entry point for pets, under the Pet Travel Scheme.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of OXF.