Nonstop flight route between Osh, Kyrgyzstan and Birmingham, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Osh International Airport (OSS), Osh, Kyrgyzstan and Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,472 miles (or 5,588 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 Osh International Airport and Birmingham 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 Osh International Airport and Birmingham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Osh International Airport (OSS):

• In 2012, 835.900 passengers passed through the airport, an increase of 18% over the previous year.
• The furthest airport from Osh International Airport (OSS) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,499 miles (18,506 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• International arrivals with questions concerning their entry into the country may call the border service's Southern Regional Administration at 7-25-25.
• The closest airport to Osh International Airport (OSS) is Andizhan International Airport (AZN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of OSS.
• In addition to being known as "Osh International Airport", other names for OSS include "Ош эл аралык аэропорту", "OSS (ОШШ)" and "UCFO".
• Osh International Airport (OSS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):

• Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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.
• During the post-war years, public events, such as air fairs and air races were held on the site.
• The extension will increase the runway length from the present 2,605 m to 3,003 m, the main plan was to have a 150m starter extension along with the 400m extension but because the plan for the tunnel had been cancelled because of costs the runway length will be 3,050 m.There will be a loop taxiway from which planes will taxi to the runway and then takeoff.
• Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Building a new control tower for the airport began in July 2011, to replace the old tower which has stood at the airport since it was opened in 1939.
• The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
• Birmingham Airport, formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located 5.5 nautical miles east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England.
• Taxiways will be further improved to allow for terminal expansion and to improve runway occupancy rates.
• It has been found that Birmingham airport is the most accessible airport in the UK.