Nonstop flight route between Augusta, Maine, United States and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Augusta State Airport (AUG), Augusta, Maine, United States and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,147 miles (or 5,064 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 Augusta State 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 Augusta State Airport and RAF Lakenheath. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Augusta State Airport (AUG):

• The closest airport to Augusta State Airport (AUG) is Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNE of AUG.
• The furthest airport from Augusta State Airport (AUG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,674 miles (18,787 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Augusta State Airport covers an area of 350 acres at an elevation of 352 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Augusta State Airport's relatively low elevation of 352 feet, planes can take off or land at Augusta State 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.
• The airport received a Federal grant of $1 million to purchase new snow removal equipment.
• Augusta State Airport (AUG) has 2 runways.

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.
• Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
• On 10 October 1956, a United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster transport on a Military Air Transport Service flight carrying 50 members of the 305th Bombardment Wing on their way home to the United States after a temporary duty assignment and a U.S.
• Control of RAF Lakenheath was allocated to Third Air Force at South Ruislip Air Station, which had command of SAC B-29 operations in England.
• The reason for the departure of the two bomber squadrons was Lakenheath's selection for upgrading to a Very Heavy Bomber airfield.
• In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
• 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.
• Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.