Nonstop flight route between Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Las Cruces International Airport (LRU), Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,097 miles (or 8,203 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 Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces 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):

• Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of OXF.
• In November 2009, Great Experience Travel was designated the Official Travel Partner for London Oxford Airport, concentrating on flights to Geneva and Jersey.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Oxford Airport", another name for OXF is "Oxford/Kidlington Airport".
• From March 2013 to August 2013, Minoan Air flew from Oxford to both Dublin and Edinburgh.
• 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.
• In January 2010 the airport announced the launch of daily flights to Edinburgh to be operated by new start-up, Varsity Express.

Facts about Las Cruces International Airport (LRU):

• Las Cruces International Airport covers 2,193 acres at an elevation of 4,457 feet above mean sea level.
• The airport has two fixed base operators, Southwest Aviation and Las Cruces Aero Services.
• Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SE of LRU.
• The furthest airport from Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Las Cruces International Airport's high elevation of 4,457 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LRU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LRU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.