Nonstop flight route between Fergana, Uzbekistan and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fergana International Airport (FEG), Fergana, Uzbekistan and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,349 miles (or 5,390 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 Fergana International 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 Fergana International Airport 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 Fergana International Airport (FEG):

• The furthest airport from Fergana International Airport (FEG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Fergana International Airport (FEG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Fergana International Airport (FEG) is Andizhan International Airport (AZN), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) NE of FEG.
• In addition to being known as "Fergana International Airport", other names for FEG include "Farg'ona Xalqaro Aeroporti" and "UTFF".

Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):

• In early 1943, three T-2 hangars were erected on the north side of the airfield for glider storage, 40 Horsa Gliders being dispersed at Lakenheath during that year.
• 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.
• The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
• In April 1947, RAF Bomber Command returned to Lakenheath and had the runways repaired, resurfaced, and readied for operations by May 1948.
• Aircraft of the 48th FW carry the tail code "LN".
• 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 reason for the departure of the two bomber squadrons was Lakenheath's selection for upgrading to a Very Heavy Bomber airfield.
• Many SAC Squadrons had aircraft at RAF Lakenheath on a transitotry basis without any recorded deployment to the base.