Nonstop flight route between Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Bharatpur, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Bharatpur Airport (BHR), Bharatpur, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,522 miles (or 7,277 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 Bharatpur 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 Bharatpur 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: | BHR / VNBP |
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| Location: | Bharatpur, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°40'41"N by 84°25'45"E |
| Area Served: | Bharatpur, Nepal |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHR |
| More Information: | BHR Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):
- In 1957 it was announced that Cottesmore would became a base for aircraft of the V bomber force, carriers of Britain's nuclear deterrent.
- RAF Cottesmore opened on 11 March 1938.
- 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.
- The Army officially took over the site in April 2012.
- The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
- Cottesmore was officially handed back to the RAF on 1 July 1945.
- 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.
Facts about Bharatpur Airport (BHR):
- Bharatpur Airport (BHR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bharatpur Airport (BHR) is Meghauli Airport (MEY), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of BHR.
- This airport was built as part of the resettlement and malaria control program in the Chitwan valley, with the assistance of the Government of the United States of America.
- In addition to being known as "Bharatpur Airport", another name for BHR is "भरतपुर विमानस्थल".
- Because of Bharatpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Bharatpur 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.
- List of airports in Nepal
- The furthest airport from Bharatpur Airport (BHR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,587 miles (18,647 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
