Nonstop flight route between Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Chilas, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Chilas Airport (CHB), Chilas, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,756 miles (or 6,045 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 Oxford Airport and Chilas 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 Oxford Airport and Chilas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXF / EGTK |
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| Location: | Oxford, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°50'12"N by 1°19'12"W |
| Area Served: | Oxford |
| Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
| Elevation: | 270 feet (82 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OXF |
| More Information: | OXF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHB / OPCL |
| Airport Name: | Chilas Airport |
| Location: | Chilas, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°25'36"N by 74°5'5"E |
| Area Served: | Chilas, Northern Areas, Pakistan |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4150 feet (1,265 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CHB |
| More Information: | CHB Maps & Info |
Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):
- The furthest airport from Oxford Airport (OXF) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,876 miles (19,113 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Today, airport activity is split with 35% by Oxford Aviation Academy for training students pilot for Commercial Airplanes under Civil Aviation Authority/European Aviation Safety Agency license, 10% business aviation and the balance being mainly private and recreational general aviation activity.
- Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.
- In November 2009, Great Experience Travel was designated the Official Travel Partner for London Oxford Airport, concentrating on flights to Geneva and Jersey.
- A new "Saturday only" summer service to Jersey, operated by Air Southwest, ran from July to September 2009.
- The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of OXF.
- In addition to being known as "Oxford Airport", another name for OXF is "Oxford/Kidlington Airport".
- Because of Oxford Airport's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Oxford 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 airport is currently looking to establish new routes out of the airport to help grow the airport and grow more into the commercial aviation market.
Facts about Chilas Airport (CHB):
- The furthest airport from Chilas Airport (CHB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,830 miles (19,038 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Chilas Airport (CHB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chilas Airport (CHB) is Gilgit Airport (GIL), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NNE of CHB.
- Because of Chilas Airport's high elevation of 4,150 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CHB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CHB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
