Nonstop flight route between La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT), La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 692 miles (or 1,114 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 La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport and RAF Lakenheath, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTT / LFTZ |
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Location: | La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°12'23"N by 6°28'56"E |
Area Served: | Saint-Tropez, France |
Operator/Owner: | S.A Aéroport du Golfe de Saint-Tropez |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LTT |
More Information: | LTT Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT):
- In addition to being known as "La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport", another name for LTT is "Aéroport de La Môle – Saint-Tropez".
- In 2006, it handled 7,197 passenger flights, including 5,847 international and 6,898 freight movements.
- La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (meaning La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,284 miles (19,769 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) is Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of LTT.
- The airport buildings comprise a terminal building with a floor area of 750 m² featuring a bar, a hangar of 1,200 m², a gas station for Avgas aviation fuel and a weather station.
- Because of La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at La Môle – Saint-Tropez 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 RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- In April 1947, RAF Bomber Command returned to Lakenheath and had the runways repaired, resurfaced, and readied for operations by May 1948.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- The reason for the departure of the two bomber squadrons was Lakenheath's selection for upgrading to a Very Heavy Bomber airfield.
- In addition to supporting three combat-ready squadrons of F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft, the Liberty Wing houses the 56th Rescue Squadron's HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue helicopters.
- A near nuclear accident occurred on 27 July 1956 – when a B-47 bomber crashed into a storage igloo at Lakenheath containing three MK-6 nuclear weapons while on a routine training mission.
- 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.