Nonstop flight route between Oroville, California, United States and Doncaster, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), Oroville, California, United States and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,107 miles (or 8,219 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 Oroville Municipal Airport and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, 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 Oroville Municipal Airport and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE):

• In 1945 Oroville AAF was listed as “temporarily inactive” under assignment to Air Technical Service Command and was later classified as surplus.
• Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) has 2 runways.
• In 1942, the War Department leased the Oroville Municipal Airport and renamed it Oroville Army Air Field.
• The furthest airport from Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,238 miles (18,086 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) is Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNW of OVE.
• Because of Oroville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Oroville 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.
• Three main apron areas exist on the airfield.
• In addition to being known as "Oroville Municipal Airport", another name for OVE is "Oroville Army Airfield".

Facts about Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):

• The airport is home to Doncaster Sheffield Flying School.
• Because of Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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.
• Doncaster Airport was also used as one of the settings for the BBC mockumentary Come Fly with Me.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield handled 690,351 passengers last year.
• Thomson and First Choice are currently trying to re-open family and couple longhaul routes.
• In early 2014, Linksair began new services to Belfast City and the Isle of Man.
• Since 2011, the airport has been the home base of the last remaining airworthy Avro Vulcan aircraft.
• During the First World War, it was used as a base by the Royal Flying Corps as they intercepted German Zeppelins targeting the industrial cities of the North.
• The closest airport to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of DSA.
• The furthest airport from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.