Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Penn Valley Airport (SEG), Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,578 miles (or 5,759 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 Penn Valley 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 Penn Valley 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: | SEG / KSEG |
Airport Name: | Penn Valley Airport |
Location: | Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°49'15"N by 76°51'51"W |
Area Served: | Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Penn Valley Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEG |
More Information: | SEG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- In 1941, hard runways were put down with the main runway, 04/22, being 2,000 yards, and the subsidiaries, 12/30 at 1,300 yards and 16/34 at 1,400 yards.
- 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.
- Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath, is a Royal Air Force station near the town of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England located 4.7 miles north-east of Mildenhall, Suffolk and 8.3 miles west of Thetford, Norfolk.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- 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.
- By 1950, Lakenheath was one of three main operating bases for the U.S.
- In conjunction with this transfer, control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from Strategic Air Command back to USAFE.
Facts about Penn Valley Airport (SEG):
- Because of Penn Valley Airport's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Penn Valley 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 Penn Valley Airport (SEG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,627 miles (18,711 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Penn Valley Airport (SEG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Penn Valley Airport (SEG) is Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of SEG.