Nonstop flight route between Olney, Texas, United States and Oakham, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Olney Municipal Airport (ONY), Olney, Texas, United States and RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,733 miles (or 7,618 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 Olney Municipal Airport and RAF Cottesmore, 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 Olney Municipal Airport and RAF Cottesmore. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Olney Municipal Airport (ONY):

• Because of Olney Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Olney Municipal 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.
• As of the census of 2000, there were 3,396 people, 1,405 households, and 896 families residing in the city.
• Olney Municipal Airport is 3 miles southwest of the city, and includes the Air Tractor company with 270 employees, manufacturing agricultural aircraft.
• The closest airport to Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NNE of ONY.
• The south side of Olney's Main Street, Texas State Highway 114.
• The furthest airport from Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,990 miles (17,687 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):

• Cottesmore was officially handed back to the RAF on 1 July 1945.
• The Army officially took over the site in April 2012.
• 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.
• Cottesmore's Hampdens' first trespass into hostile airspace was a leaflet dropping operation over northern France.
• 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.
• RAF Cottesmore opened on 11 March 1938.
• RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.