Nonstop flight route between Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Paris-Orly, Paris, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Paris Orly Airport (ORY), Paris-Orly, Paris, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 270 miles (or 435 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 relatively short distance between Oxford Airport and Paris Orly Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | ORY / LFPO |
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| Location: | Paris-Orly, Paris, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°43'23"N by 2°22'45"E |
| Area Served: | Paris, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroports de Paris |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 291 feet (89 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ORY |
| More Information: | ORY Maps & Info |
Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):
- Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of 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.
- In August 2009 the airport was rebranded as London Oxford Airport.
- A new "Saturday only" summer service to Jersey, operated by Air Southwest, ran from July to September 2009.
- 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.
- From March 2013 to August 2013, Minoan Air flew from Oxford to both Dublin and Edinburgh.
- In January 2010 the airport announced the launch of daily flights to Edinburgh to be operated by new start-up, Varsity Express.
Facts about Paris Orly Airport (ORY):
- The closest airport to Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) W of ORY.
- In addition to being known as "Paris Orly Airport", another name for ORY is "Aéroport de Paris-Orly".
- As a result of the Battle of France in 1940, Orly Airport was used by the occupying German Luftwaffe as a combat airfield, stationing various fighter and bomber units at the airport throughout the occupation.
- Paris Orly Airport (ORY) has 3 runways.
- After the Battle of Normandy and the retreat of German forces from the Paris area in August 1944, Orly was partially repaired by USAAF combat engineers and was used by Ninth Air Force as tactical airfield A-47.
- The furthest airport from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris Orly Airport (meaning Paris Orly Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,093 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Orly Airport is connected to the A106 autoroute.
- Paris Orly Airport handled 28,274,154 passengers last year.
- Because of Paris Orly Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris Orly 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 May 1958 Pan Am DC-7Cs flew to Los Angeles in 21 hr 56 min.
