Nonstop flight route between Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Tinian International Airport (TIQ), Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,411 miles (or 11,927 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 Tinian 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 Tinian 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):

• 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.
• Oxford Airport (OXF) has 2 runways.
• Oxford Airport, also known as London Oxford Airport or Kidlington Airport, is a privately owned airport located near Kidlington in Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, 6 NM northwest by north of Oxford, 62 mi from Central London.
• In 1981, the airport freehold was sold by the council and later owned by BBA Aviation plc.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of OXF.
• In January 2012, Manx2 announced the start of a scheduled service from Oxford to the Isle of Man, beginning in May 2012.
• 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.

Facts about Tinian International Airport (TIQ):

• The furthest airport from Tinian International Airport (TIQ) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Tinian International Airport (meaning Tinian International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,136 miles (19,530 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Tinian International Airport (TIQ) is Saipan International Airport (SPN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of TIQ.
• Because of Tinian International Airport's relatively low elevation of 271 feet, planes can take off or land at Tinian 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.
• Tinian International Airport (TIQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Tinian International Airport", other names for TIQ include "West Tinian Airport" and "TNI".
• Tinian International Airport covers an area of 1,416 acres which contains one paved runway measuring 8,600 x 150 ft.