Nonstop flight route between Carroll, Iowa, United States and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN), Carroll, Iowa, United States and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,198 miles (or 6,756 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 Arthur N. Neu 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 Arthur N. Neu 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: | CIN / KCIN |
| Airport Name: | Arthur N. Neu Airport |
| Location: | Carroll, Iowa, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°2'45"N by 94°47'20"W |
| Area Served: | Carroll, Iowa |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Carroll |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1204 feet (367 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIN |
| More Information: | CIN 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 Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN):
- The closest airport to Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN) is Denison Municipal Airport (DNS), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) W of CIN.
- Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,726 miles (17,261 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
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.
- The first use of Lakenheath Warren as a Royal Flying Corps airfield was in World War I, when the area was made into a bombing and ground-attack range for aircraft flying from elsewhere in the area.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- Meanwhile on 30 April 1956, two Lockheed U-2s were airlifted to RAF Lakenheath to form CIA Detachment A.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
- 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.
