Nonstop flight route between Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Shreveport, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom and Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV), Shreveport, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,595 miles (or 7,395 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 Shreveport Regional 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 Shreveport Regional 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):

• Cottesmore's Hampdens' first trespass into hostile airspace was a leaflet dropping operation over northern France.
• The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
• 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.
• These units remained in residence until a few days before the outbreak of war in 1939 when they were sent to RAF Cranfield to serve as a pool providing replacements for combat losses.
• 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.
• With the introduction of the Eurofighter Typhoon into RAF service, No.3 Sqn moved to RAF Coningsby and No 1 Sqn moved from RAF Wittering.

Facts about Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV):

• The furthest airport from Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,883 miles (17,514 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Currently, all airline services from Shreveport are flown with regional jet aircraft with the exception of flights operated by Allegiant Air which are flown with McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jetliners.
• Requests can be made to film at the Shreveport Regional Airport.
• Shreveport Regional Airport was awarded the "2009 Louisiana Airport of the Year." It is Shreveport's third time winning the award.
• The closest airport to Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of SHV.
• Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) has 2 runways.
• Total cargo for the 2012 calendar year was 58,518,599 pounds, a -12.21% decrease from 66,655,449 pounds in 2011.
• Shreveport Regional Airport handled 582,803 passengers last year.
• Because of Shreveport Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 258 feet, planes can take off or land at Shreveport Regional 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.