Nonstop flight route between Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM), Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,864 miles (or 6,218 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 Sheboygan County Memorial 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 Sheboygan County Memorial 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: | SBM / KSBM |
Airport Name: | Sheboygan County Memorial Airport |
Location: | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°46'10"N by 87°51'6"W |
Area Served: | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Sheboygan County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 755 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBM |
More Information: | SBM 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 Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM):
- The furthest airport from Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) is Manitowoc County Airport (MTW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of SBM.
- Because of Sheboygan County Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 755 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheboygan County Memorial 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.
- At different times of the year, Sheboygan County Memorial also serves a major link to local attractions such as Road America and the county's world-class golf courses, such as Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits.
- Sheboygan County Memorial Airport is a county owned, public use, non-towered airport located in the Town of Sheboygan Falls, three nautical miles northwest of the City of Sheboygan, in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.
- Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) has 2 runways.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- 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.
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- Many SAC Squadrons had aircraft at RAF Lakenheath on a transitotry basis without any recorded deployment to the base.
- In early 1943, three T-2 hangars were erected on the north side of the airfield for glider storage, 40 Horsa Gliders being dispersed at Lakenheath during that year.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- 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.