Nonstop flight route between Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Oxford, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and University-Oxford Airport (UOX), Oxford, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,308 miles (or 6,933 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 RAF Lyneham and University-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 RAF Lyneham and University-Oxford Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYE / EGDL |
Airport Name: | RAF Lyneham |
Location: | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'19"N by 1°59'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 512 feet (156 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYE |
More Information: | LYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UOX / KUOX |
Airport Name: | University-Oxford Airport |
Location: | Oxford, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°23'3"N by 89°32'12"W |
Area Served: | Oxford, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | University of Mississippi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 452 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UOX |
More Information: | UOX Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):
- The furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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.
- Lyneham's first runways were constructed during 1940 and 1941, the longest being 4,375 ft, the other 3,542 ft.
- A single enemy aircraft attacked the station on 19 September 1940, dropping an incendiary and two high explosive bombs before strafing part of the airfield.
- The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
- From 1958 Lyneham became one of the 18 Stations designated as dispersal airfields for the RAF's nuclear deterrent V bomber Force.
- RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
Facts about University-Oxford Airport (UOX):
- University-Oxford Airport (UOX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of University-Oxford Airport's relatively low elevation of 452 feet, planes can take off or land at University-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.
- University-Oxford Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Oxford, a city in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States.
- The furthest airport from University-Oxford Airport (UOX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,031 miles (17,753 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to University-Oxford Airport (UOX) is Olive Branch Airport (OLV), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNW of UOX.