Nonstop flight route between Muğla, Turkey and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dalaman International Airport (DLM), Muğla, Turkey and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,744 miles (or 2,807 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 Dalaman International 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: | DLM / LTBS |
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Location: | Muğla, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°42'52"N by 28°47'34"E |
Area Served: | Dalaman & Muğla province |
Operator/Owner: | ATM Airport Construction and Management, Inc. (BOT operator) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DLM |
More Information: | DLM 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 Dalaman International Airport (DLM):
- Dalaman International Airport (DLM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Dalaman International Airport (DLM) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Because of Dalaman International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Dalaman International Airport 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.
- The closest airport to Dalaman International Airport (DLM) is Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) WSW of DLM.
- In addition to being known as "Dalaman International Airport", another name for DLM is "Dalaman Havalimanı".
- The old Terminal is still in use operated as the domestic terminal.
- Check-in and departures are based on the upper two levels, with arrivals using the lower two levels.
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.
- Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath, is a Royal Air Force station near the town of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England located 4.7 miles north-east of Mildenhall, Suffolk and 8.3 miles west of Thetford, Norfolk.
- Taking part in more than 350 operations, more than half mine-laying, 149 Squadron had one of the lowest percentage loss rates of all Stirling squadrons.
- On 27 November 1948, operational control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from the Royal Air Force to USAFE.
- 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.
- On 1 May 1951, Lakenheath was transferred from USAFE to SAC, and placed under the 3909th Air Base Group.
- 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.
- 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.
- Following French president Charles de Gaulle's insistence in 1959 that all non-French nuclear-capable forces should be withdrawn from his country, the USAF began a redeployment of its North American F-100-equipped units from France.