Nonstop flight route between Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(46°34'33"N by 12°7'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Distance from CDF to LKZ:
655.61 miles (1,055.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cortina Airport (CDF), Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 656 miles (or 1,055 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 relatively short distance between Cortina Airport and RAF Lakenheath, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDF / LIDI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°34'33"N by 12°7'0"E |
| Elevation: | 3937 feet (1,200 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CDF |
| More Information: | CDF 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 Cortina Airport (CDF):
- Cortina Airport (CDF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Cortina Airport", another name for CDF is "Aeroporto di Cortina".
- The closest airport to Cortina Airport (CDF) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of CDF.
- The furthest airport from Cortina Airport (CDF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,978 miles (19,277 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (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.
- The increasing tension of the Cold War lead to a re-evaluation of these deployments, and by 1953 SAC bombers began to move its heavy bomb groups further west, behind RAF fighter forces, to RAF Brize Norton, RAF Greenham Common, RAF Upper Heyford and RAF Fairford, while its shorter-range B-47 were sent to East Anglia.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.97 miles (46.63 km) SSE | Belluno Airport (BLX) | Belluno, Italy |     |
| 2 | 38.42 miles (61.83 km) WSW | Bolzano Airport (BZO) | Bolzano, Italy | |
| 3 | 44.07 miles (70.92 km) SSE | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 4 | 59.70 miles (96.08 km) NW | Innsbruck Airport (INN) | Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 5 | 64.05 miles (103.08 km) S | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 6 | 74.78 miles (120.34 km) SSW | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 7 | 74.84 miles (120.45 km) S | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 8 | 82.56 miles (132.87 km) S | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 9 | 82.93 miles (133.46 km) SE | Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) | Trieste, Italy | |
| 10 | 93.91 miles (151.13 km) NNE | Salzburg Airport (SZG) | Salzburg, Austria | |
| 11 | 100.61 miles (161.92 km) SW | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 12 | 104.74 miles (168.57 km) SE | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia | |
| 13 | 105.50 miles (169.78 km) E | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 14 | 106.12 miles (170.79 km) W | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 114.08 miles (183.60 km) ESE | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,977.98 miles (19,276.65 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,535.96 miles (18,565.27 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,530.29 miles (18,556.16 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,525.86 miles (18,549.02 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,505.64 miles (18,516.49 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,504.95 miles (18,515.38 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,498.88 miles (18,505.61 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,482.99 miles (18,480.04 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,468.38 miles (18,456.52 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,465.92 miles (18,452.57 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,461.55 miles (18,445.52 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,459.77 miles (18,442.66 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,458.73 miles (18,441.00 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,443.20 miles (18,416.00 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,434.04 miles (18,401.25 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |