Nonstop flight route between Lanai City, Hawaii, United States and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lanai Airport (LNY), Lanai City, Hawaii, United States and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,201 miles (or 11,589 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 Lanai 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 Lanai 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: | LNY / PHNY |
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Location: | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°47'8"N by 156°57'5"W |
Area Served: | Lanai City, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1308 feet (399 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNY |
More Information: | LNY 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 Lanai Airport (LNY):
- The closest airport to Lanai Airport (LNY) is Kapalua Airport (JHM), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of LNY.
- The airport covers an area of 505 acres at an elevation of 1,308 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Lanai Airport", another name for LNY is "Lānaʻi Airport".
- Lanai Airport (LNY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lanai Airport (LNY) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Lanai Airport (meaning Lanai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
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.
- The squadron markings consisted of alternating stripes across the tailfin in squadron colours, with a shadowed "V" shaped chevron on the nose.
- By 1950, Lakenheath was one of three main operating bases for the U.S.
- By the time construction ended the war with Germany was over and RAF Lakenheath was put on a care and maintenance status.
- 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.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- On 1 May 1951, Lakenheath was transferred from USAFE to SAC, and placed under the 3909th Air Base Group.
- In April 1947, RAF Bomber Command returned to Lakenheath and had the runways repaired, resurfaced, and readied for operations by May 1948.
- 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.