Nonstop flight route between Coromandel, New Zealand and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), Coromandel, New Zealand and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,330 miles (or 18,234 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 Coromandel Aerodrome 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 Coromandel Aerodrome and RAF Lakenheath. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV):

• The furthest airport from Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Coromandel Aerodrome (meaning Coromandel Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,429 miles (20,002 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.
• Because of Coromandel Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Coromandel Aerodrome 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.
• Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) is Thames Aerodrome (TMZ), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) S of CMV.

Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):

• Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
• 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.
• A near nuclear accident occurred on 27 July 1956 – when a B-47 bomber crashed into a storage igloo at Lakenheath containing three MK-6 nuclear weapons while on a routine training mission.
• Although an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel.
• By 1950, Lakenheath was one of three main operating bases for the U.S.
• 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.
• 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 closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.