Nonstop flight route between Yagoua, Cameroon and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(10°21'23"N by 15°14'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Distance from GXX to LKZ:
3,019.49 miles (4,859.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yagoua Airport (GXX), Yagoua, Cameroon and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,019 miles (or 4,859 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 Yagoua 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 Yagoua 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: | GXX / FKKJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yagoua, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°21'23"N by 15°14'15"E |
| Area Served: | Yagoua |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1070 feet (326 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GXX |
| More Information: | GXX 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 Yagoua Airport (GXX):
- Yagoua Airport (GXX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yagoua Airport (GXX) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Yagoua Airport (meaning Yagoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,603 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Yagoua Airport (GXX) is Bongor Airport (OGR), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ESE of GXX.
- In addition to being known as "Yagoua Airport", another name for GXX is "Yagoua Airport (Yagoua)".
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- 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 April 1947, RAF Bomber Command returned to Lakenheath and had the runways repaired, resurfaced, and readied for operations by May 1948.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.74 miles (17.29 km) ESE | Bongor Airport (OGR) | Bongor, Chad |     |
| 2 | 56.93 miles (91.61 km) WSW | Kaélé Airport (KLE) | Kaélé, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 66.95 miles (107.75 km) W | Salak Airport (MVR) | Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 98.70 miles (158.83 km) SE | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad | |
| 5 | 101.19 miles (162.85 km) E | Bousso Airport (OUT) | Bousso, Chad | |
| 6 | 123.56 miles (198.85 km) N | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| 7 | 132.49 miles (213.23 km) SSE | Moundou Airport (MQQ) | Moundou, Chad | |
| 8 | 145.39 miles (233.98 km) WSW | Garoua International Airport (GOU) | Garoua, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 179.18 miles (288.37 km) NW | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 187.27 miles (301.39 km) NE | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 11 | 190.27 miles (306.21 km) ENE | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 12 | 205.67 miles (330.99 km) WSW | Yola Airport (YOL) | Yola, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 215.94 miles (347.51 km) N | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 14 | 229.47 miles (369.29 km) ESE | Sarh Airport (SRH) | Sarh, Chad | |
| 15 | 261.91 miles (421.50 km) N | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,181.07 miles (19,603.48 km) W | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,024.37 miles (19,351.30 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 3 | 12,019.28 miles (19,343.10 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,012.90 miles (19,332.84 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,952.99 miles (19,236.43 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,907.23 miles (19,162.79 km) ESE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,891.69 miles (19,137.78 km) ESE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,878.96 miles (19,117.29 km) ESE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,862.39 miles (19,090.62 km) ESE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,742.49 miles (18,897.67 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 11 | 11,728.57 miles (18,875.25 km) SE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 12 | 11,637.70 miles (18,729.01 km) ESE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,630.15 miles (18,716.86 km) SW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,621.42 miles (18,702.82 km) ESE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,618.38 miles (18,697.92 km) SSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 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 | |