Nonstop flight route between Aguaclara, Colombia and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(4°44'48"N by 72°59'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Distance from ACL to LKZ:
5,268.08 miles (8,478.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aguaclara Airport (ACL), Aguaclara, Colombia and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,268 miles (or 8,478 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 Aguaclara 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 Aguaclara 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: | ACL / SKAG |
| Airport Name: | Aguaclara Airport |
| Location: | Aguaclara, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°44'48"N by 72°59'26"W |
| Elevation: | 1033 feet (315 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACL |
| More Information: | ACL 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 Aguaclara Airport (ACL):
- The closest airport to Aguaclara Airport (ACL) is El Alcaraván Airport (EYP), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of ACL.
- The furthest airport from Aguaclara Airport (ACL) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is nearly antipodal to Aguaclara Airport (meaning Aguaclara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport), and is located 12,338 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- In April 1947, RAF Bomber Command returned to Lakenheath and had the runways repaired, resurfaced, and readied for operations by May 1948.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- 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.
- On 1 May 1951, Lakenheath was transferred from USAFE to SAC, and placed under the 3909th Air Base Group.
- 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.
- The first use of Lakenheath Warren as a Royal Flying Corps airfield was in World War I, when the area was made into a bombing and ground-attack range for aircraft flying from elsewhere in the area.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.50 miles (92.54 km) NE | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 60.85 miles (97.92 km) SW | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 3 | 79.69 miles (128.25 km) W | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 4 | 128.59 miles (206.94 km) WSW | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 5 | 134.21 miles (216.00 km) WNW | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 6 | 145.01 miles (233.37 km) NE | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 7 | 149.23 miles (240.15 km) W | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 8 | 151.69 miles (244.12 km) S | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 9 | 164.94 miles (265.45 km) N | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| 10 | 167.06 miles (268.85 km) NNW | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 11 | 167.61 miles (269.74 km) NNE | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 12 | 171.28 miles (275.65 km) W | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 13 | 185.73 miles (298.91 km) SSW | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 14 | 189.32 miles (304.68 km) W | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 15 | 192.25 miles (309.40 km) W | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,338.49 miles (19,856.82 km) SSE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,331.50 miles (19,845.58 km) S | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,314.16 miles (19,817.67 km) E | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,306.23 miles (19,804.91 km) ESE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,289.28 miles (19,777.63 km) SSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,282.98 miles (19,767.49 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,262.62 miles (19,734.73 km) SW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,238.10 miles (19,695.26 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,232.77 miles (19,686.69 km) SE | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,193.05 miles (19,622.76 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,186.74 miles (19,612.61 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,159.13 miles (19,568.18 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,149.56 miles (19,552.77 km) SW | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,121.55 miles (19,507.70 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,120.55 miles (19,506.08 km) SE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.38 miles (7.05 km) SW | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 10.20 miles (16.41 km) ESE | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 16.58 miles (26.69 km) N | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 21.39 miles (34.42 km) SW | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 28.36 miles (45.63 km) SW | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 30.09 miles (48.43 km) S | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 33.02 miles (53.13 km) W | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 35.67 miles (57.41 km) ENE | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 37.55 miles (60.42 km) SE | Ipswich Airport (IPW) | Ipswich, England | |
| 10 | 38.65 miles (62.19 km) SSW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 40.39 miles (65.01 km) ENE | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 53.83 miles (86.63 km) SW | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 55.37 miles (89.11 km) WNW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 56.09 miles (90.27 km) SW | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 56.14 miles (90.35 km) NNW | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,827.09 miles (19,033.81 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,790.32 miles (18,974.63 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,766.44 miles (18,936.20 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,763.52 miles (18,931.50 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,749.39 miles (18,908.77 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,732.88 miles (18,882.19 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,726.83 miles (18,872.46 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,724.93 miles (18,869.40 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,718.31 miles (18,858.75 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,697.18 miles (18,824.74 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,696.39 miles (18,823.46 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,679.36 miles (18,796.06 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,675.07 miles (18,789.16 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,671.69 miles (18,783.72 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,651.69 miles (18,751.53 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |