Nonstop flight route between Jaipur / Sanganer, India and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jaipur Airport (JAI), Jaipur / Sanganer, India and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,163 miles (or 6,700 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 Jaipur 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 Jaipur 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: | JAI / VIJP |
| Airport Name: | Jaipur Airport |
| Location: | Jaipur / Sanganer, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°49'27"N by 75°48'43"E |
| Area Served: | Jaipur |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1263 feet (385 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAI |
| More Information: | JAI 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 Jaipur Airport (JAI):
- The closest airport to Jaipur Airport (JAI) is Kota Airport (KTU), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) S of JAI.
- The furthest airport from Jaipur Airport (JAI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jaipur Airport (meaning Jaipur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,114 miles (19,495 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Salient Features of New Jaipur Airport Terminal
- Jaipur Airport (JAI) has 2 runways.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- By the time construction ended the war with Germany was over and RAF Lakenheath was put on a care and maintenance status.
- On 27 November 1948, operational control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from the Royal Air Force to USAFE.
- 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.
- Meanwhile on 30 April 1956, two Lockheed U-2s were airlifted to RAF Lakenheath to form CIA Detachment A.
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- Taking part in more than 350 operations, more than half mine-laying, 149 Squadron had one of the lowest percentage loss rates of all Stirling squadrons.
- Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath, is a Royal Air Force station near the town of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England located 4.7 miles north-east of Mildenhall, Suffolk and 8.3 miles west of Thetford, Norfolk.
