Nonstop flight route between Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Limestone, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Loring International Airport (LIZ), Limestone, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,912 miles (or 4,686 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 Loring International 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 Loring International 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 TTTE closed in 1999, and after a period of refurbishment was replaced by the Harriers of Nos 3 and 4 squadrons.
• The station became a satellite to RAF Wittering on 31 March 2011 with a civic parade and flypast to mark the disbandment of No 1 Sqn RAF, 800 NAS, 801 NAS and JFH.
• The badge of RAF Cottesmore consisted of a hunting horn, a five-pointed star and a horseshoe.
• 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.
• The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
• 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.
• In 1957 it was announced that Cottesmore would became a base for aircraft of the V bomber force, carriers of Britain's nuclear deterrent.
• 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.
• Cottesmore's Hampdens' first trespass into hostile airspace was a leaflet dropping operation over northern France.
• RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Loring International Airport (LIZ):

• In addition to being known as "Loring International Airport", another name for LIZ is "ME16".
• Because of Loring International Airport's relatively low elevation of 745 feet, planes can take off or land at Loring International 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.
• Loring International Airport (LIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Loring International Airport (LIZ) is Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of LIZ.
• The furthest airport from Loring International Airport (LIZ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.