Nonstop flight route between Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Keetmanshoop, Namibia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP), Keetmanshoop, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,593 miles (or 9,001 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 Keetmanshoop 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 Keetmanshoop 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.
• The Army officially took over the site in April 2012.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In 1957 it was announced that Cottesmore would became a base for aircraft of the V bomber force, carriers of Britain's nuclear deterrent.
• However, with the outbreak of war, the aircraft and crews were sent to locations in the north and west, as enemy air attacks were expected over the southern half of England.

Facts about Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP):

• The furthest airport from Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Keetmanshoop Airport (meaning Keetmanshoop Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,100 miles (19,474 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
• Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Keetmanshoop Airport", another name for KMP is "Keetmanshoop Airport".
• The closest airport to Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) is Karasburg Airport (KAS), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) SSE of KMP.