Nonstop flight route between Norfolk Island, Australia and Oxford, Connecticut, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia and Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC), Oxford, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,959 miles (or 14,419 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 Norfolk Island Airport and Waterbury-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 Norfolk Island Airport and Waterbury-Oxford Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):

• Because of Norfolk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk Island 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.
• Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is nearly antipodal to Norfolk Island Airport (meaning Norfolk Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tan Tan Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Tan-Tan, Morocco.
• Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".
• The airstrip was built during World War II as a defensive measure to counter feared Japanese operations in the South Pacific.
• The closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
• From New Caledonia other Pacific Islands such as Vanuatu and Fiji are within range and can be used as further 'stepping stones' to the other South Pacific and North Pacific destinations.

Facts about Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC):

• Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Waterbury-Oxford Airport's relatively low elevation of 726 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterbury-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.
• The closest airport to Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) is Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WSW of OXC.
• Waterbury-Oxford Airport, also known as just Oxford Airport, is a public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Oxford, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.
• On a typical day, Oxford experiences anywhere between 150 and 600 total aircraft operations.
• The furthest airport from Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In January 2008, the restaurant and bar called 121 Restaurant @ OXC opened in a building constructed adjacent to the airport's runway.
• The state of Connecticut refuses to allow scheduled air carriers to operate out of Oxford, instead redirecting prospective airlines to Bradley International Airport and Tweed-New Haven Airport.