Nonstop flight route between Corfu, Greece and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(39°36'6"N by 19°54'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Distance from CFU to LKZ:
1,275.27 miles (2,052.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU), Corfu, Greece and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,275 miles (or 2,052 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 Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" and RAF Lakenheath, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFU / LGKR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Corfu, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°36'6"N by 19°54'42"E |
| Area Served: | Corfu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CFU |
| More Information: | CFU 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 |
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| More Information: | LKZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU):
- The closest airport to Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) is Ioannina National Airport (IOA), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) E of CFU.
- In addition to being known as "Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias"", other names for CFU include "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας" and ""Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας"".
- There is a taxi rank outside the terminal and a bus stop connecting the airport with Corfu Town.
- Because of Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias"'s relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" 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.
- Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was founded in 1937.
- The furthest airport from Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,546 miles (18,581 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
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.
- In conjunction with this transfer, control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from Strategic Air Command back to USAFE.
- 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.
- 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 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.89 miles (78.69 km) E | Ioannina National Airport (IOA) | Ioannina, Greece |     |
| 2 | 65.37 miles (105.20 km) SE | Preveza National Airport (PVK) | Preveza, Greece | |
| 3 | 93.07 miles (149.78 km) NE | Kastoria National Airport (KSO) | Kastoria, Greece | |
| 4 | 103.59 miles (166.71 km) SE | Agrinio Airport (AGQ) | Agrinion, Greece | |
| 5 | 104.02 miles (167.41 km) WNW | Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) | Lecce, Italy | |
| 6 | 112.59 miles (181.20 km) ENE | Kozani National Airport (KZI) | Kozani, Greece | |
| 7 | 117.47 miles (189.04 km) NNE | Ohrid Airport (OHD) | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | |
| 8 | 125.65 miles (202.22 km) N | Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) | Tirana, Albania | |
| 9 | 126.85 miles (204.14 km) NW | Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) | Brindisi, Italy | |
| 10 | 129.14 miles (207.84 km) SE | Araxos Airport (GPA) | Araxos / Patras, Greece | |
| 11 | 135.94 miles (218.78 km) E | Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA) | Larisa, Greece | |
| 12 | 138.24 miles (222.47 km) SSE | Zakynthos International Airport, "Dionysios Solomos" (ZTH) | Zakynthos, Greece | |
| 13 | 146.96 miles (236.51 km) WNW | Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) | Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy | |
| 14 | 156.12 miles (251.25 km) E | Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) | Volos, Greece | |
| 15 | 157.04 miles (252.73 km) WSW | Crotone Airport (CRV) | Crotone, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,545.60 miles (18,580.80 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,262.41 miles (18,125.05 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,212.41 miles (18,044.58 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,206.70 miles (18,035.39 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,195.75 miles (18,017.77 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,166.77 miles (17,971.13 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,165.43 miles (17,968.97 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 11,162.82 miles (17,964.78 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,157.84 miles (17,956.76 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,153.78 miles (17,950.22 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,153.26 miles (17,949.39 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,144.59 miles (17,935.43 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,130.42 miles (17,912.63 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,123.96 miles (17,902.24 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,119.47 miles (17,895.01 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, 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 | |