Nonstop flight route between Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Bedourie, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Bedourie Airport (BEU), Bedourie, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,584 miles (or 15,424 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 RAF Cottesmore and Bedourie 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 RAF Cottesmore and Bedourie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKH / EGXJ |
Airport Name: | RAF Cottesmore |
Location: | Oakham, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°43'45"N by 0°39'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKH |
More Information: | OKH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEU / YBIE |
Airport Name: | Bedourie Airport |
Location: | Bedourie, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°20'45"S by 139°27'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | Diamantina Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BEU |
More Information: | BEU Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):
- The TTTE closed in 1999, and after a period of refurbishment was replaced by the Harriers of Nos 3 and 4 squadrons.
- In July 2011 Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced plans for it to be the airfield for one of five of the Army's Multi-Role Brigades.
- Cottesmore became home to the Tri-national Tornado Training Establishment.
- On 8 September 1943 the United States Army Air Forces took the facilities over, under the designation USAAF Station 489, flying troop transport aircraft.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
- 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.
- RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Bedourie Airport (BEU):
- Bedourie Airport (BEU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bedourie Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Bedourie 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 Bedourie Airport (BEU) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,325 miles (18,225 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Bedourie Airport (BEU) is Springvale Airport (KSV), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) NE of BEU.