Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Oakham, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,584 miles (or 7,378 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 Will Rogers World Airport and RAF Cottesmore, 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 Will Rogers World Airport and RAF Cottesmore. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Will Rogers World Airport (OKC):

• The closest airport to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Wiley Post Airport (PWA), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of OKC.
• Lariat Landing is a new development on the east side of the airport grounds that encompasses 1,000 acres.
• Will Rogers World Airport handled 3,683,051 passengers last year.
• The airport began a $3.8 million maintenance project in September 2011 to rehabilitate and repair two of its three parking garages.
• A Rockwell Sabreliner, registration N5565 crashed on January 15, 1974, after descending below minimums on an ILS approach in low clouds and fog.
• In 2008, Will Rogers World Airport officials approved a contract with Frankfurt Short Bruza Associates to begin planning for expansion.
• The furthest airport from Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,853 miles (17,466 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) has 4 runways.

Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):

• The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
• The station became a satellite to RAF Wittering on 31 March 2011 with a civic parade and flypast to mark the disbandment of No 1 Sqn RAF, 800 NAS, 801 NAS and JFH.
• The badge of RAF Cottesmore consisted of a hunting horn, a five-pointed star and a horseshoe.
• The furthest airport from RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,813 miles (19,011 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Because of RAF Cottesmore's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Cottesmore 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 badge appears on the nameplate of the LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado steam locomotive that was named by HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall on 19 February 2009.
• On 8 September 1943 the United States Army Air Forces took the facilities over, under the designation USAAF Station 489, flying troop transport aircraft.
• Cottesmore became home to the Tri-national Tornado Training Establishment.
• RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.