Nonstop flight route between Bokoro, Chad and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(12°23'7"N by 17°4'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Distance from BKR to LKZ:
2,913.35 miles (4,688.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bokoro Airport (BKR), Bokoro, Chad and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,913 miles (or 4,689 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 Bokoro 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 Bokoro 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: | BKR / FTTK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bokoro, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°23'7"N by 17°4'15"E |
| Area Served: | Bokoro |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 988 feet (301 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKR |
| More Information: | BKR 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 Bokoro Airport (BKR):
- Because of Bokoro Airport's relatively low elevation of 988 feet, planes can take off or land at Bokoro 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 closest airport to Bokoro Airport (BKR) is Ati Airport (ATV), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) NE of BKR.
- Bokoro Airport (BKR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bokoro Airport (BKR) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bokoro Airport (meaning Bokoro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Bokoro Airport", another name for BKR is "Bokoro Airport (Bokoro)".
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- Many SAC Squadrons had aircraft at RAF Lakenheath on a transitotry basis without any recorded deployment to the base.
- 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.
- Although an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- The work entailed removal of the existing runways and laying new ones comprising 12 inches of high-grade concrete.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 102.43 miles (164.85 km) NE | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad |     |
| 2 | 109.34 miles (175.96 km) E | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 3 | 109.78 miles (176.67 km) SSE | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 4 | 132.98 miles (214.02 km) S | Bousso Airport (OUT) | Bousso, Chad | |
| 5 | 138.63 miles (223.11 km) W | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| 6 | 162.45 miles (261.43 km) ESE | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 7 | 169.54 miles (272.85 km) NW | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| 8 | 173.21 miles (278.75 km) WNW | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 9 | 184.72 miles (297.28 km) SW | Bongor Airport (OGR) | Bongor, Chad | |
| 10 | 187.27 miles (301.39 km) SW | Yagoua Airport (GXX) | Yagoua, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 188.14 miles (302.77 km) ENE | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 12 | 212.62 miles (342.19 km) ESE | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 13 | 212.76 miles (342.40 km) SSW | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad | |
| 14 | 232.74 miles (374.56 km) SW | Salak Airport (MVR) | Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 235.98 miles (379.77 km) ESE | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,246.36 miles (19,708.56 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,982.19 miles (19,283.42 km) ESE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 3 | 11,976.30 miles (19,273.94 km) ESE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,966.81 miles (19,258.67 km) ESE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,898.22 miles (19,148.28 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,835.29 miles (19,047.00 km) E | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,817.78 miles (19,018.83 km) E | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,815.85 miles (19,015.72 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 11,801.98 miles (18,993.40 km) E | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,793.59 miles (18,979.89 km) SSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 11,785.84 miles (18,967.42 km) SW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,780.96 miles (18,959.56 km) SE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 13 | 11,779.20 miles (18,956.74 km) E | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,700.99 miles (18,830.88 km) SSW | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 15 | 11,669.35 miles (18,779.96 km) WSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 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 | |