Nonstop flight route between Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Basco, Batanes, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Basco Airport (BSO), Basco, Batanes, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,329 miles (or 10,185 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 Basco 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 Basco Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Cottesmore (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.
• 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 closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of 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.
• Cottesmore was officially handed back to the RAF on 1 July 1945.
• RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Basco Airport (BSO):

• The furthest airport from Basco Airport (BSO) is Corumbá International Airport (CMG), which is nearly antipodal to Basco Airport (meaning Basco Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corumbá International Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
• Because of Basco Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Basco 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 addition to being known as "Basco Airport", another name for BSO is "Paliparan ng Basco".
• Basco Airport (BSO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Basco Airport (BSO) is Lanyu Airport (KYD), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) NNW of BSO.
• Basco Airport handled 25,423 passengers last year.