Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Carson City, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°11'31"N by 119°44'3"W)
Distance from LKZ to CSN:
5,167.93 miles (8,316.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Carson Airport (CSN), Carson City, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,168 miles (or 8,317 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 Carson 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 Carson 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: | CSN / KCXP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Carson City, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°11'31"N by 119°44'3"W |
| Area Served: | Carson City, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Carson City Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4697 feet (1,432 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CSN |
| More Information: | CSN Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- The work entailed removal of the existing runways and laying new ones comprising 12 inches of high-grade concrete.
- In April 1947, RAF Bomber Command returned to Lakenheath and had the runways repaired, resurfaced, and readied for operations by May 1948.
- 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.
- 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.
- Although an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
Facts about Carson Airport (CSN):
- The closest airport to Carson Airport (CSN) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) S of CSN.
- Because of Carson Airport's high elevation of 4,697 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CSN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CSN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Carson Airport (CSN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,190 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Carson Airport", other names for CSN include "Carson City Airport" and "CXP".
- Carson Airport (CSN) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 13.26 miles (21.34 km) S | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 21.28 miles (34.25 km) N | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 23.40 miles (37.65 km) WNW | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 4 | 24.92 miles (40.10 km) SW | Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | |
| 5 | 52.51 miles (84.50 km) W | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 6 | 56.77 miles (91.36 km) ENE | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 57.45 miles (92.46 km) ENE | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 63.58 miles (102.32 km) WSW | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 9 | 74.10 miles (119.26 km) WSW | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 10 | 74.21 miles (119.42 km) SE | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 77.40 miles (124.57 km) NNW | Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) | Herlong, California, United States | |
| 12 | 86.72 miles (139.56 km) NE | Derby Field (LOL) | Lovelock, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 88.26 miles (142.04 km) SSW | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 14 | 91.26 miles (146.86 km) W | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 93.09 miles (149.82 km) NNW | Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) | Susanville, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,189.58 miles (18,007.84 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,169.27 miles (17,975.16 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,141.26 miles (17,930.08 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,131.41 miles (17,914.22 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,087.38 miles (17,843.37 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,081.39 miles (17,833.72 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,007.87 miles (17,715.41 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,984.57 miles (17,677.90 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,888.98 miles (17,524.07 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,888.49 miles (17,523.28 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,873.01 miles (17,498.38 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,840.91 miles (17,446.70 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,833.64 miles (17,435.00 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,818.56 miles (17,410.74 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,795.75 miles (17,374.03 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |