Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Okeechobee, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), Okeechobee, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,368 miles (or 7,029 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 Northolt and Okeechobee County 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 Northolt and Okeechobee County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• In 1916, No. 43 Squadron was formed under the command of Major Sholto Douglas.
• After the Battle of Britain, the station remained a base for daytime fighter operations, with No.
• Attention was high again in 2001 when Ronnie Biggs, the seriously ill, fugitive Great Train Robber, was flown from Brazil to the airfield to be arrested by waiting police officers.
• In December 1946, after taking off during a heavy snowstorm, a Douglas DC-3 operated by British European Airways, flying from Northolt to Glasgow, crashed onto the roof of a house in South Ruislip.
• Since 1 June 1998, station commanders have served as aides-de-camp to Her Majesty the Queen.
• Northolt pre-dates the establishment of the Royal Air Force by almost three years, having opened in May 1915.
• In August 1996, a Spanish Learjet operated by Mar Aviation overshot runway 25 and collided with a van heading eastward on the A40 Western Avenue.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
• The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Okeechobee County Airport (OBE):

• In addition to being known as "Okeechobee County Airport", another name for OBE is "Connors Army Auxiliary Field".
• Because of Okeechobee County Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Okeechobee County 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 closest airport to Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) is Sebring Regional Airport (SEF), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WNW of OBE.
• The furthest airport from Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,541 miles (18,573 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Operated as a general aviation airport ever since.
• Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) has 2 runways.