Nonstop flight route between Moroni, Comoros and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iconi Airport (YVA), Moroni, Comoros and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,102 miles (or 8,211 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 Iconi Airport and RAF Lakenheath, 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 Iconi Airport and RAF Lakenheath. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YVA / FMCN |
Airport Name: | Iconi Airport |
Location: | Moroni, Comoros |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°42'45"S by 43°14'32"E |
Area Served: | Moroni, Comoros |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YVA |
More Information: | YVA 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 Iconi Airport (YVA):
- The furthest airport from Iconi Airport (YVA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,102 miles (17,867 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Iconi Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Iconi 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 closest airport to Iconi Airport (YVA) is Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport (HAH), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) N of YVA.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- The first use of Lakenheath Warren as a Royal Flying Corps airfield was in World War I, when the area was made into a bombing and ground-attack range for aircraft flying from elsewhere in the area.
- 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.
- In April 1947, RAF Bomber Command returned to Lakenheath and had the runways repaired, resurfaced, and readied for operations by May 1948.