Nonstop flight route between Clermont-Ferrand, France and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(45°47'8"N by 3°9'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Distance from CFE to LKZ:
472.43 miles (760.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE), Clermont-Ferrand, France and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 472 miles (or 760 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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne 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: | CFE / LFLC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°47'8"N by 3°9'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Clermont-Ferrand / Issoire |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1090 feet (332 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CFE |
| More Information: | CFE 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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE):
- The closest airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) is Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NW of CFE.
- The furthest airport from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (meaning Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport used to be the hub of Regional Airlines, a very important regional airline in France.
- Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport", another name for CFE is "Aéroport de Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne".
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- In response to the threat by the Soviet Union, by the 1948 Berlin blockade, President Truman decided to realign USAFE into a permanent combat-capable force.
- 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.
- In addition to supporting three combat-ready squadrons of F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft, the Liberty Wing houses the 56th Rescue Squadron's HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue helicopters.
- Meanwhile on 30 April 1956, two Lockheed U-2s were airlifted to RAF Lakenheath to form CIA Detachment A.
- On 1 May 1951, Lakenheath was transferred from USAFE to SAC, and placed under the 3909th Air Base Group.
- By the time construction ended the war with Germany was over and RAF Lakenheath was put on a care and maintenance status.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.97 miles (78.81 km) NW | Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) | Montluçon, France |     |
| 2 | 53.19 miles (85.60 km) NNE | Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) | Moulins, Allier, France | |
| 3 | 56.82 miles (91.45 km) SSE | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 4 | 57.31 miles (92.24 km) ESE | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France | |
| 5 | 71.27 miles (114.69 km) SSW | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 6 | 85.72 miles (137.95 km) E | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| 7 | 92.58 miles (149.00 km) E | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 8 | 95.58 miles (153.82 km) W | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) | Limoges, France | |
| 9 | 95.84 miles (154.24 km) NNW | Bourges Airport (BOU) | Bourges, France | |
| 10 | 96.29 miles (154.97 km) WSW | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 11 | 100.82 miles (162.25 km) SSW | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 12 | 101.20 miles (162.86 km) NW | Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR) | Châteauroux / Déols, France | |
| 13 | 106.23 miles (170.96 km) ENE | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 14 | 106.33 miles (171.12 km) SE | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 15 | 108.79 miles (175.08 km) ESE | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,299.01 miles (19,793.30 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,933.77 miles (19,205.49 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,917.63 miles (19,179.52 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,909.16 miles (19,165.89 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,905.86 miles (19,160.58 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,900.86 miles (19,152.54 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,896.06 miles (19,144.81 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,891.10 miles (19,136.82 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,887.13 miles (19,130.43 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,878.05 miles (19,115.82 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,865.55 miles (19,095.71 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,861.46 miles (19,089.12 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,850.90 miles (19,072.13 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,848.34 miles (19,068.01 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,845.69 miles (19,063.74 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, 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 | |