Nonstop flight route between Oceanside, California, United States and Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN), Oceanside, California, United States and City of Derry Airport (LDY), Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,080 miles (or 8,176 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 Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) and City of Derry 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 Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) and City of Derry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN):

• Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport)", another name for OCN is "OKB".
• Because of Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal 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 furthest airport from Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN) is McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of OCN.

Facts about City of Derry Airport (LDY):

• Because of City of Derry Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at City of Derry 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.
• In May 2006, the European Commission gave its approval for the British and Irish governments to invest €15 million in the airport.
• The closest airport to City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of LDY.
• Ryanair also discontinued the Bristol route and changed its Derry–East Midlands route to Derry–Birmingham announcing new flights to London Luton and the airport's first scheduled international service to Alicante which commenced in June 2009.
• City of Derry Airport (LDY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In April 2009 the council issued tender documents for a multi-million pound expansion of the terminal to improve passenger flow and meet current EU customs and immigration regulations.
• The furthest airport from City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,838 miles (19,051 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• City of Derry Airport handled 384,973 passengers last year.
• In June 2010 it was announced that the Airport was in the final stages of discussion with the Balfour Beatty Group about a management contract, with the objective of bringing additional commercial experience and resources to the Airport for the economic benefit of the region and to reduce the subvention from the City Council.
• In addition to being known as "City of Derry Airport", another name for LDY is "Londonderry/Eglinton Airport[1]".
• Passenger numbers in 2013 were 384,973, a 3.3% decrease compared with 2012.