Nonstop flight route between Immokalee, Florida, United States and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM), Immokalee, Florida, United States and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,462 miles (or 7,182 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 Immokalee Regional 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 Immokalee Regional 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 Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM):

• Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Immokalee Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Immokalee Regional 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 "Immokalee Regional Airport", another name for IMM is "(former Immokalee Army Airfield)".
• Transferred to Third Air Force in July 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program and was a group training facility for replacement personnel.
• The closest airport to Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) is Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) WNW of IMM.

Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):

• Meanwhile on 30 April 1956, two Lockheed U-2s were airlifted to RAF Lakenheath to form CIA Detachment A.
• Control of RAF Lakenheath was allocated to Third Air Force at South Ruislip Air Station, which had command of SAC B-29 operations in England.
• By 1950, Lakenheath was one of three main operating bases for the U.S.
• The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
• Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
• 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.
• Although an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel.
• In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.