Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Bozoum, Central African Republic:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°20'39"N by 16°19'19"E)
Distance from LKZ to BOZ:
3,306.27 miles (5,320.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Bozoum Airport (BOZ), Bozoum, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,306 miles (or 5,321 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 RAF Lakenheath and Bozoum Airport, 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 RAF Lakenheath and Bozoum Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOZ / FEGZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bozoum, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°20'39"N by 16°19'19"E |
| Area Served: | Bozoum |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2188 feet (667 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOZ |
| More Information: | BOZ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- Aircraft of the 48th FW carry the tail code "LN".
- Meanwhile on 30 April 1956, two Lockheed U-2s were airlifted to RAF Lakenheath to form CIA Detachment A.
- 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 first use of Lakenheath Warren as a Royal Flying Corps airfield was in World War I, when the area was made into a bombing and ground-attack range for aircraft flying from elsewhere in the area.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- 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.
Facts about Bozoum Airport (BOZ):
- The closest airport to Bozoum Airport (BOZ) is Bouar Airport (BOP), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WSW of BOZ.
- Bozoum Airport (BOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bozoum Airport", another name for BOZ is "Bozoum Airport (Bozoum)".
- The furthest airport from Bozoum Airport (BOZ) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bozoum Airport (meaning Bozoum Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,103 miles (19,478 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.91 miles (81.94 km) WSW | Bouar Airport (BOP) | Bouar, Central African Republic | |
| 2 | 76.72 miles (123.46 km) E | Bossangoa Airport (BSN) | Bossangoa, Central African Republic | |
| 3 | 101.73 miles (163.72 km) SSW | Carnot Airport (CRF) | Carnot, Central African Republic | |
| 4 | 116.88 miles (188.10 km) SE | Bossembélé Airport (BEM) | Bossembélé, Central African Republic | |
| 5 | 134.45 miles (216.38 km) E | Bouca Airport (BCF) | Bouca, Central African Republic | |
| 6 | 151.35 miles (243.58 km) SSW | Berbérati Airport (BBT) | Berbérati, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 151.90 miles (244.46 km) ENE | Batangafo Airport (BTG) | Batangafo, Central African Republic | |
| 8 | 158.47 miles (255.03 km) N | Moundou Airport (MQQ) | Moundou, Chad | |
| 9 | 186.52 miles (300.18 km) SW | Batouri Airport (OUR) | Batouri, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 202.25 miles (325.49 km) SE | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) | Bangui, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 210.98 miles (339.53 km) N | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad | |
| 12 | 217.38 miles (349.83 km) SW | Bertoua Airport (BTA) | Bertoua, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 239.26 miles (385.05 km) NE | Sarh Airport (SRH) | Sarh, Chad | |
| 14 | 272.56 miles (438.65 km) SSE | Bétou Airport (BTB) | Betou, Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 280.02 miles (450.65 km) NNW | Bongor Airport (OGR) | Bongor, Chad | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,103.21 miles (19,478.18 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,831.33 miles (19,040.64 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,767.37 miles (18,937.70 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 4 | 11,763.16 miles (18,930.93 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,759.21 miles (18,924.57 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,714.41 miles (18,852.47 km) SW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,710.10 miles (18,845.54 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,682.33 miles (18,800.84 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,669.92 miles (18,780.87 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,661.22 miles (18,766.87 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,652.41 miles (18,752.68 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,461.71 miles (18,445.79 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 13 | 11,459.77 miles (18,442.66 km) ESE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,421.60 miles (18,381.23 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 15 | 11,406.18 miles (18,356.42 km) SE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |