Nonstop flight route between Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States and Braintree, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States and MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,893 miles (or 6,264 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 Wittman Regional Airport and MDPGA Wethersfield, 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 Wittman Regional Airport and MDPGA Wethersfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSH / KOSH |
| Airport Name: | Wittman Regional Airport |
| Location: | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°59'3"N by 88°33'24"W |
| Area Served: | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OSH |
| More Information: | OSH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WXF / EGVT |
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| Location: | Braintree, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°58'26"N by 0°30'21"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military airfield, private airfield |
| Elevation: | 322 feet (98 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WXF |
| More Information: | WXF Maps & Info |
Facts about Wittman Regional Airport (OSH):
- The airport has been served by commercial airlines in the past.
- Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,996 miles (17,696 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Wittman Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Wittman 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.
- The closest airport to Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) is Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSE of OSH.
- Old air traffic control tower
Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):
- The 819th, along with the 2166th Communications Squadron, were the main units at Wethersfeld until the USAF returned the base to the British in 1990 due to budget cutbacks.
- In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
- MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,856 miles (19,080 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Starting in July 1966, bases in Turkey, Spain, and Italy were transferred from Tactical Air Command to USAFE.
- The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
- The group returned to the United States in July 1945 and was inactivated at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, on 23 October 1945.
- Woodbridge was operated as a detachment of the 20th FBW until 8 July 1958, when the 20th FBW/TFW handed over control to the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing.
- Because of MDPGA Wethersfield's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at MDPGA Wethersfield 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 20th Fighter Bomber Wing established an operational detachment at Wheelus AB, Libya, in February 1958.
