Nonstop flight route between Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada and Oakham, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK), Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada and RAF Cottesmore (OKH), Oakham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,694 miles (or 5,944 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 Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport and RAF Cottesmore, 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 Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport and RAF Cottesmore. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCK / | 
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| Location: | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°1'15"N by 126°7'42"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 899 feet (274 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YCK | 
| More Information: | YCK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKH / EGXJ | 
| Airport Name: | RAF Cottesmore | 
| Location: | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°43'45"N by 0°39'5"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from OKH | 
| More Information: | OKH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK):
- The closest airport to Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) is Fort Good Hope Airport (YGH), which is located 88 miles (141 kilometers) SW of YCK.
 - In addition to being known as "Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport", another name for YCK is "CEB3".
 - Because of Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport's relatively low elevation of 899 feet, planes can take off or land at Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon 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.
 - Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Airport (YCK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,888 miles (15,913 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 
Facts about RAF Cottesmore (OKH):
- Because of RAF Cottesmore's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Cottesmore 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 badge appears on the nameplate of the LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado steam locomotive that was named by HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall on 19 February 2009.
 - The Army officially took over the site in April 2012.
 - In July 2011 Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced plans for it to be the airfield for one of five of the Army's Multi-Role Brigades.
 - The furthest airport from RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,813 miles (19,011 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to RAF Cottesmore (OKH) is East Midlands Airport (EMA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of OKH.
 - RAF Cottesmore (OKH) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Cottesmore was officially handed back to the RAF on 1 July 1945.
 
