Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,183 miles (or 8,342 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 Caucasia Airport Juan H. White 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 Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• Although an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel.
• The reason for the departure of the two bomber squadrons was Lakenheath's selection for upgrading to a Very Heavy Bomber airfield.
• In addition to supporting three combat-ready squadrons of F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft, the Liberty Wing houses the 56th Rescue Squadron's HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue helicopters.
• In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
• 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 closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
• Many SAC Squadrons had aircraft at RAF Lakenheath on a transitotry basis without any recorded deployment to the base.

Facts about Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ):

• The closest airport to Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) is Ayapel Airport (AYA), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of CAQ.
• In addition to being known as "Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport", another name for CAQ is "Aeropuerto Juan H. White".
• Because of Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Caucasia Airport Juan H. White 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.
• Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is nearly antipodal to Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (meaning Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport), and is located 12,257 miles (19,725 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.