Nonstop flight route between San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ), San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,075 miles (or 8,167 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 Juan Vicente Gómez International 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 Juan Vicente Gómez International 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: | SVZ / SVSA |
Airport Name: | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport |
Location: | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°50'26"N by 72°26'22"W |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 1312 feet (400 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SVZ |
More Information: | SVZ 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 Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ):
- The closest airport to Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) is Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NW of SVZ.
- Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (meaning Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath is the Statue of Liberty Wing, the only USAF wing with both a number and a name.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- Meanwhile on 30 April 1956, two Lockheed U-2s were airlifted to RAF Lakenheath to form CIA Detachment A.
- 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 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.