Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Zürich, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Zurich Airport (ZRH), Zürich, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,122 miles (or 8,243 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 Zurich 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 Will Rogers World Airport and Zurich Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKC / KOKC |
| Airport Name: | Will Rogers World Airport |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°23'35"N by 97°36'2"W |
| Area Served: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | Oklahoma City Airport Trust |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1295 feet (395 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OKC |
| More Information: | OKC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZRH / LSZH |
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| Location: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°27'52"N by 8°32'57"E |
| Area Served: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Zürich AG |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1416 feet (432 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZRH |
| More Information: | ZRH Maps & Info |
Facts about Will Rogers World Airport (OKC):
- The airport used to partner with Tinker AFB in presenting the Aerospace America airshow.
- 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.
- 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.
- A Rockwell Sabreliner, registration N5565 crashed on January 15, 1974, after descending below minimums on an ILS approach in low clouds and fog.
- Lariat Landing is a new development on the east side of the airport grounds that encompasses 1,000 acres.
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) has 4 runways.
- The airport is served by Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty car rental companies.
- Will Rogers World Airport handled 3,683,051 passengers last year.
Facts about Zurich Airport (ZRH):
- The noise of aircraft became an issue and a noise charge was instituted in 1980, and in 1984, an agreement was made regarding arrivals and departures to the airport via German airspace.
- The closest airport to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of ZRH.
- In addition to being known as "Zurich Airport", another name for ZRH is "Flughafen Zürich".
- The furthest airport from Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zurich Airport (meaning Zurich Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,087 miles (19,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first flights off the west runway were not until 1948.
- Zurich Airport handled 24,865,138 passengers last year.
- The airport is owned by Flughafen Zürich AG, a company quoted on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
- Zurich Airport (ZRH) has 4 runways.
- Zurich Airport, also known as Zurich Kloten Airport, is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines.
