Nonstop flight route between Havre, Montana, United States and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Havre City-County Airport (HVR), Havre, Montana, United States and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,355 miles (or 7,008 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 Havre City-County 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 Havre City-County 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: | HVR / KHVR |
Airport Name: | Havre City-County Airport |
Location: | Havre, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'35"N by 109°45'43"W |
Area Served: | Havre, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | City of Havre & Hill County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2591 feet (790 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HVR |
More Information: | HVR 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 Havre City-County Airport (HVR):
- Havre City-County Airport (HVR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Havre City-County Airport (HVR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Havre City-County Airport (HVR) is Shelby Airport (SBX), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) W of HVR.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 180 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 744 in 2009, and 961 in 2010.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- 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.
- RAF Lakenheath, and nearby, RAF Mildenhall, are the two main U.S.
- In response to the threat by the Soviet Union, by the 1948 Berlin blockade, President Truman decided to realign USAFE into a permanent combat-capable force.
- 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.
- 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.