Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Zhengzhou, Henan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO), Zhengzhou, Henan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,217 miles (or 8,395 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 RAF Lakenheath and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, 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 RAF Lakenheath and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGO / ZHCC |
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Location: | Zhengzhou, Henan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°31'10"N by 113°50'26"E |
Area Served: | Zhengzhou, Henan, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGO |
More Information: | CGO Maps & Info |
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.
- Taking part in more than 350 operations, more than half mine-laying, 149 Squadron had one of the lowest percentage loss rates of all Stirling squadrons.
- 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 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.
- In April 1947, RAF Bomber Command returned to Lakenheath and had the runways repaired, resurfaced, and readied for operations by May 1948.
Facts about Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO):
- In addition to being known as "Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport", other names for CGO include "郑州新郑国际机场" and "Zhèngzhōu Xīnzhèng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport handled 10,150,075 passengers last year.
- Because of Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International 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 furthest airport from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) is Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (meaning Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport), and is located 12,350 miles (19,876 kilometers) away in San Luis, Argentina.
- As for 2010, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport was the 20th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 8,707,873 passengers.
- The closest airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) is Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) W of CGO.
- Xinzheng airport is located 37 km southeast of Zhengzhou.