Nonstop flight route between Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada and Oxford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU), Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada and Oxford Airport (OXF), Oxford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,689 miles (or 7,547 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 Qualicum Beach Airport and Oxford 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 Qualicum Beach Airport and Oxford Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XQU / |
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Location: | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°20'13"N by 124°23'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Qualicum Beach |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XQU |
More Information: | XQU Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU):
- The furthest airport from Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,694 miles (17,211 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) is Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of XQU.
- Because of Qualicum Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Qualicum Beach 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 addition to being known as "Qualicum Beach Airport", another name for XQU is "CAT4".
Facts about Oxford Airport (OXF):
- 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.
- A new "Saturday only" summer service to Jersey, operated by Air Southwest, ran from July to September 2009.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Oxford Airport", another name for OXF is "Oxford/Kidlington Airport".
- The closest airport to Oxford Airport (OXF) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of OXF.
- In February 2011, plans to begin direct flights from Oxford to Palma were revealed by Oxford Airport Travel.
- The main runway is 1,552 m.
- In January 2012, Manx2 announced the start of a scheduled service from Oxford to the Isle of Man, beginning in May 2012.
- 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.