Nonstop flight route between Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Los Angeles, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,399 miles (or 8,688 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 Los Angeles International 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 Los Angeles International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):

• In January 2010 the airport announced the launch of daily flights to Edinburgh to be operated by new start-up, Varsity Express.
• Plans for a 17,800 m2 expansion of high-strength apron and a new 4,400 m2 hangar were outlined at the end of July 2010.
• 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 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.
• The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of OXF.
• The main runway is 1,552 m.
• In addition to being known as "Oxford Airport", another name for OXF is "Oxford/Kidlington Airport".
• 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.
• Principal companies based at Oxford Airport include Oxford Aviation Academy, Eurocopter, Hawker Beechcraft, Hangar 8, Jet Connections, PremiAir,Flairjet, AirMed, Pilot Flight Training, and Capital Air Services.

Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):

• Before the 1930s, existing airports used a two-letter abbreviation based on the weather stations at the airports.
• Because of Los Angeles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Angeles International 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.
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.
• Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
• Mines Field did not extend west of Sepulveda Boulevard.
• The closest airport to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of LAX.
• The airport closed again on January 17, 1994 after the Northridge earthquake.
• The furthest airport from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,487 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• LAX has been a hub for TWA, Air California, Braniff International, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Pacific Southwest Airlines, US Airways, Western Airlines, and the Flying Tiger Line.
• At 12:51 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012, a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour landed at LAX on runway 25L.