Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Oran, Algeria:
Departure Airport:
(51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°32'27"N by 0°32'2"W)
Distance from NHT to TAF:
1,106.34 miles (1,780.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF), Oran, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,106 miles (or 1,780 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 relatively short distance between RAF Northolt and Oran Tafaraoui Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NHT / EGWU |
| Airport Name: | RAF Northolt |
| Location: | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from NHT |
| More Information: | NHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAF / DAOL |
| Airport Name: | Oran Tafaraoui Airport |
| Location: | Oran, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°32'27"N by 0°32'2"W |
| Area Served: | Oran, Algeria |
| Operator/Owner: | People’s National Army |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 367 feet (112 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAF |
| More Information: | TAF Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- On 1 June 1960, an Avro Anson aircraft suffered engine failure soon after take-off from Northolt and crash-landed on top of the nearby Express Dairies plant in South Ruislip.
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- The remains of a Hawker Hurricane flown by Flying Officer Ludwik Witold Paszkiewicz, the first pilot in No. 303 Squadron to shoot down an enemy aircraft, were donated to the station in June 2008.
- On 15 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain, No. 1 Squadron RCAF, No. 229 Squadron, No.
- 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 Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF):
- The closest airport to Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) is Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NW of TAF.
- Because of Oran Tafaraoui Airport's relatively low elevation of 367 feet, planes can take off or land at Oran Tafaraoui 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.
- Airport information for DAOL at World Aero Data.
- Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) is Whakatane Airport (WHK), which is nearly antipodal to Oran Tafaraoui Airport (meaning Oran Tafaraoui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whakatane Airport), and is located 12,220 miles (19,666 kilometers) away in Whakatane, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.54 miles (8.91 km) SSW | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 16.36 miles (26.33 km) NNE | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 18.69 miles (30.08 km) WNW | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 20.62 miles (33.19 km) E | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 22.33 miles (35.93 km) N | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 24.34 miles (39.17 km) SW | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 24.66 miles (39.68 km) SW | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 24.75 miles (39.84 km) SE | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 26.37 miles (42.44 km) SSE | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 29.41 miles (47.34 km) W | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 29.66 miles (47.74 km) SSE | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 31.57 miles (50.81 km) SW | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 36.17 miles (58.21 km) NE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 36.65 miles (58.98 km) SW | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 36.68 miles (59.02 km) NNW | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,871.18 miles (19,104.77 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,859.82 miles (19,086.49 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,837.81 miles (19,051.06 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,828.15 miles (19,035.52 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,815.57 miles (19,015.27 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,804.71 miles (18,997.79 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,797.07 miles (18,985.49 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,796.47 miles (18,984.54 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,790.50 miles (18,974.92 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,767.29 miles (18,937.57 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,765.63 miles (18,934.90 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,750.82 miles (18,911.07 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,746.58 miles (18,904.24 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,743.23 miles (18,898.85 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,722.72 miles (18,865.85 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.49 miles (12.06 km) NW | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 2 | 25.71 miles (41.38 km) S | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 3 | 44.75 miles (72.02 km) ESE | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 4 | 66.78 miles (107.48 km) ENE | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 5 | 94.22 miles (151.63 km) WSW | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 6 | 114.55 miles (184.34 km) ENE | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 7 | 136.32 miles (219.39 km) NW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 8 | 137.60 miles (221.45 km) W | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 9 | 155.10 miles (249.61 km) N | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 10 | 187.94 miles (302.47 km) W | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 11 | 189.40 miles (304.81 km) N | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 12 | 198.57 miles (319.57 km) ENE | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 13 | 202.76 miles (326.31 km) ENE | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| 14 | 213.34 miles (343.33 km) WNW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 15 | 223.82 miles (360.21 km) ENE | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,220.03 miles (19,666.18 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,208.07 miles (19,646.93 km) ESE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,206.03 miles (19,643.65 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,203.21 miles (19,639.11 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,199.77 miles (19,633.57 km) ESE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,191.85 miles (19,620.83 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,188.21 miles (19,614.97 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,180.63 miles (19,602.77 km) SE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,166.30 miles (19,579.71 km) ESE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,157.43 miles (19,565.44 km) ESE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,157.09 miles (19,564.89 km) SE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,150.02 miles (19,553.51 km) E | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,147.82 miles (19,549.98 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,130.48 miles (19,522.07 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,123.45 miles (19,510.75 km) E | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |