Nonstop flight route between Malay, Aklan, Philippines and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH), Malay, Aklan, Philippines and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,803 miles (or 10,949 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 Godofredo P. Ramos 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 Godofredo P. Ramos 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: | MPH / RPVE |
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Location: | Malay, Aklan, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°55'28"N by 121°57'17"E |
Area Served: | Malay, Aklan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MPH |
More Information: | MPH 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 Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH):
- The furthest airport from Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) is Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), which is nearly antipodal to Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (meaning Godofredo P. Ramos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,925 kilometers) away in Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- Godofredo P. Ramos Airport handled 623,545 passengers last year.
- Because of Godofredo P. Ramos Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Godofredo P. Ramos 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.
- Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since November 8, 2002, the airport has been named after the late Godofredo P.
- The airport terminal was renovated last 2011 and it was inaugurated on July 25, 2011 with President Benigno Aquino III leading the inauguration.
- The closest airport to Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) is Tugdan Airport (TBH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of MPH.
- In addition to being known as "Godofredo P. Ramos Airport", another name for MPH is "Paliparang Godofredo P. Ramos Paeuparan it Godofredo P. Ramos".
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.
- On 1 May 1951, Lakenheath was transferred from USAFE to SAC, and placed under the 3909th Air Base Group.
- 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 reason for the departure of the two bomber squadrons was Lakenheath's selection for upgrading to a Very Heavy Bomber airfield.
- 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.