Nonstop flight route between Bermejo, Bolivia and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bermejo Airport (BJO), Bermejo, Bolivia and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,487 miles (or 10,440 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 Bermejo 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 Bermejo 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: | BJO / SLBJ |
Airport Name: | Bermejo Airport |
Location: | Bermejo, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°46'23"S by 64°18'46"W |
Area Served: | Bermejo, Bolivia |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1250 feet (381 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BJO |
More Information: | BJO 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 Bermejo Airport (BJO):
- The furthest airport from Bermejo Airport (BJO) is Huizhou Airport (HUZ), which is nearly antipodal to Bermejo Airport (meaning Bermejo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Huizhou Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Huizhou, Guangdong, China.
- The closest airport to Bermejo Airport (BJO) is Orán Airport (ORA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of BJO.
- Bermejo Airport (BJO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- RAF Lakenheath, and nearby, RAF Mildenhall, are the two main U.S.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
- On 27 November 1948, operational control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from the Royal Air Force to USAFE.
- Meanwhile on 30 April 1956, two Lockheed U-2s were airlifted to RAF Lakenheath to form CIA Detachment A.