Nonstop flight route between Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN), Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,035 miles (or 11,321 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 Bario Kelabit 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 Bario Kelabit 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: | BBN / WBGZ |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°44'12"N by 115°28'9"E |
Area Served: | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Sdn. Bhd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3450 feet (1,052 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBN |
More Information: | BBN 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 Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN):
- The furthest airport from Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Bario Kelabit Airport (meaning Bario Kelabit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) is Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ENE of BBN.
- In addition to being known as "Bario Kelabit Airport", other names for BBN include "Lapangan Terbang Bario Kelabit" and "BBN[1]".
- Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- Following French president Charles de Gaulle's insistence in 1959 that all non-French nuclear-capable forces should be withdrawn from his country, the USAF began a redeployment of its North American F-100-equipped units from France.
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath is the Statue of Liberty Wing, the only USAF wing with both a number and a name.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
- 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.
- On 27 November 1948, operational control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from the Royal Air Force to USAFE.
- 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.
- On 1 May 1951, Lakenheath was transferred from USAFE to SAC, and placed under the 3909th Air Base Group.