Nonstop flight route between Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR), Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,975 miles (or 6,397 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 Tri-County Regional 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 Tri-County Regional 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: | LNR / KLNR |
Airport Name: | Tri-County Regional Airport |
Location: | Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°12'42"N by 90°10'46"W |
Area Served: | Lone Rock, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Sauk, Iowa & Richland Counties |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 717 feet (219 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNR |
More Information: | LNR 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 Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR):
- The furthest airport from Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,936 miles (17,600 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Tri-County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 717 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-County Regional 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.
- Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR) is Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of LNR.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (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.
- 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 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 reason for the departure of the two bomber squadrons was Lakenheath's selection for upgrading to a Very Heavy Bomber airfield.
- On 1 May 1951, Lakenheath was transferred from USAFE to SAC, and placed under the 3909th Air Base Group.