Nonstop flight route between Elba, Italy and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(42°45'37"N by 10°14'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Distance from EBA to LKZ:
803.45 miles (1,293.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marina di Campo Airport (EBA), Elba, Italy and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 803 miles (or 1,293 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 Marina di Campo 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: | EBA / LIRJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Elba, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°45'37"N by 10°14'21"E |
| Area Served: | Marina di Campo |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EBA |
| More Information: | EBA 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 Marina di Campo Airport (EBA):
- Because of Marina di Campo Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Marina di Campo 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.
- In addition to being known as "Marina di Campo Airport", another name for EBA is "Aeroporto di Marina di Campo".
- The closest airport to Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) is Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of EBA.
- Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Marina di Campo Airport (meaning Marina di Campo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,092 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- Meanwhile on 30 April 1956, two Lockheed U-2s were airlifted to RAF Lakenheath to form CIA Detachment A.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.01 miles (66.00 km) WSW | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France |     |
| 2 | 42.22 miles (67.94 km) E | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 3 | 61.71 miles (99.31 km) NE | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 4 | 64.28 miles (103.45 km) N | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 5 | 75.44 miles (121.41 km) WSW | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 6 | 87.25 miles (140.42 km) NNE | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 7 | 93.40 miles (150.32 km) SW | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 8 | 104.80 miles (168.67 km) SW | Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) | Figari, Corsica, France | |
| 9 | 117.33 miles (188.83 km) ENE | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 10 | 121.84 miles (196.08 km) ESE | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 11 | 133.40 miles (214.68 km) NNE | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 12 | 134.04 miles (215.71 km) NNW | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 13 | 134.75 miles (216.85 km) SSW | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 14 | 135.10 miles (217.43 km) NE | Forlì Airport (FRL) | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| 15 | 137.60 miles (221.44 km) ESE | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,092.36 miles (19,460.73 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,735.91 miles (18,887.07 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,705.66 miles (18,838.39 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,676.21 miles (18,791.00 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,663.10 miles (18,769.89 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,660.64 miles (18,765.93 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,646.74 miles (18,743.56 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,642.43 miles (18,736.63 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,639.83 miles (18,732.44 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,638.49 miles (18,730.29 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,625.71 miles (18,709.73 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,618.18 miles (18,697.60 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,598.48 miles (18,665.90 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,595.10 miles (18,660.47 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,591.59 miles (18,654.82 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, 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 | |