Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Camden, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Woodward Field (CDN), Camden, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,034 miles (or 6,493 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 Woodward Field, 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 Woodward Field. 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):

• 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.
• In 1941, hard runways were put down with the main runway, 04/22, being 2,000 yards, and the subsidiaries, 12/30 at 1,300 yards and 16/34 at 1,400 yards.
• The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
• 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.
• By the time construction ended the war with Germany was over and RAF Lakenheath was put on a care and maintenance status.
• Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
• 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.

Facts about Woodward Field (CDN):

• The closest airport to Woodward Field (CDN) is Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSE of CDN.
• Woodward Field (CDN) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Woodward Field (CDN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,541 miles (18,574 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Woodward Field", another name for CDN is "Kershaw County Airport".
• Woodward Field is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Camden, a city in Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States.
• In 1941 the United States Army Air Forces indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield.
• Because of Woodward Field's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Woodward Field 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.