Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Calabozo, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Calabozo Airport (CLZ), Calabozo, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,807 miles (or 7,737 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 Calabozo 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 Calabozo 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: | CLZ / SVCL |
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| Location: | Calabozo, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'27"N by 67°25'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 328 feet (100 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLZ |
| More Information: | CLZ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- RAF Lakenheath, and nearby, RAF Mildenhall, are the two main U.S.
- 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.
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
Facts about Calabozo Airport (CLZ):
- Because of Calabozo Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Calabozo 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.
- The furthest airport from Calabozo Airport (CLZ) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Calabozo Airport (meaning Calabozo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Calabozo Airport (CLZ) is Las Flecheras Airport (SFD), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) S of CLZ.
- Calabozo Airport (CLZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Calabozo Airport", another name for CLZ is "Aeropuerto de Calabozo".
