Nonstop flight route between Bisbee, Arizona, United States and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ), Bisbee, Arizona, United States and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,298 miles (or 8,526 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 Bisbee Municipal 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 Bisbee Municipal 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: | BSQ / |
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| Location: | Bisbee, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°21'50"N by 109°52'59"W |
| Area Served: | Bisbee, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bisbee |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4780 feet (1,457 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BSQ |
| More Information: | BSQ 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 Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ):
- The closest airport to Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ) is Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) ENE of BSQ.
- Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Bisbee Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,780 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BSQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BSQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,532 miles (18,558 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Bisbee Municipal Airport", another name for BSQ is "P04".
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath, is a Royal Air Force station near the town of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England located 4.7 miles north-east of Mildenhall, Suffolk and 8.3 miles west of Thetford, Norfolk.
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- Meanwhile on 30 April 1956, two Lockheed U-2s were airlifted to RAF Lakenheath to form CIA Detachment A.
- 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.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
