Nonstop flight route between Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,289 miles (or 10,121 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 Paulo Abdala 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 Paulo Abdala 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 closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
• 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 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.
• On 8 September 1943 the United States Army Air Forces took the facilities over, under the designation USAAF Station 489, flying troop transport aircraft.
• 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.
• In 1957 it was announced that Cottesmore would became a base for aircraft of the V bomber force, carriers of Britain's nuclear deterrent.
• 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 Army officially took over the site in April 2012.

Facts about Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE):

• Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) is Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) SSW of FBE.
• The furthest airport from Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) is Kerama Airport (KJP), which is nearly antipodal to Paulo Abdala Airport (meaning Paulo Abdala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerama Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan.
• In addition to being known as "Paulo Abdala Airport", another name for FBE is "Aeroporto Paulo Abdala".
• The new passenger terminal was inaugurated on November 9, 2010.
• Paulo Abdala Airport handled 1,516 passengers last year.