Nonstop flight route between Imphal, India and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Imphal International Airport (IMF), Imphal, India and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,014 miles (or 8,069 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 Imphal 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 Imphal International 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: | IMF / VEIM |
Airport Name: | Imphal International Airport |
Location: | Imphal, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°45'36"N by 93°53'48"E |
Area Served: | Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manipur |
Airport Type: | Own Public Own Government |
Elevation: | 2540 feet (774 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IMF |
More Information: | IMF 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 Imphal International Airport (IMF):
- Imphal International Airport (IMF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Imphal International Airport (IMF) is Silchar Airport (IXS), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) W of IMF.
- Imphal International Airport is an international airport situated 8 km south of Imphal, the capital of the Indian state of Manipur, India.
- The airport is situated at an elevation of 2545 feet above sea level and covers a land area of 446.22 acres.
- As of 2014, vast expanses of land are being acquired around the airport for the expansion of the runway and also for additional airport facilities such as parking.
- The furthest airport from Imphal International Airport (IMF) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- During World War II, the airport was located 4.5 km away from its present location, at the former Imphal RAF Station - a major Allied Force supply airfield.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- RAF Lakenheath, and nearby, RAF Mildenhall, are the two main U.S.
- 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.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.