Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Lizard Island Airport (LZR), Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,198 miles (or 14,802 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 RAF Lakenheath and Lizard Island 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 RAF Lakenheath and Lizard Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKZ / EGUL |
Airport Name: | RAF Lakenheath |
Location: | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from LKZ |
More Information: | LKZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LZR / YLZI |
Airport Name: | Lizard Island Airport |
Location: | Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°40'23"S by 145°27'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Lizard Island Resort Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LZR |
More Information: | LZR Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- The furthest airport from RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The reason for the departure of the two bomber squadrons was Lakenheath's selection for upgrading to a Very Heavy Bomber airfield.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- The increasing tension of the Cold War lead to a re-evaluation of these deployments, and by 1953 SAC bombers began to move its heavy bomb groups further west, behind RAF fighter forces, to RAF Brize Norton, RAF Greenham Common, RAF Upper Heyford and RAF Fairford, while its shorter-range B-47 were sent to East Anglia.
- By the time construction ended the war with Germany was over and RAF Lakenheath was put on a care and maintenance status.
Facts about Lizard Island Airport (LZR):
- The furthest airport from Lizard Island Airport (LZR) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Lizard Island Airport (LZR) is Cooktown Airport (CTN), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) SSW of LZR.
- Because of Lizard Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Lizard Island 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.
- Lizard Island Airport (LZR) currently has only 1 runway.