Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°29'38"N by 109°51'43"E)
Distance from LKZ to DSN:
4,809.98 miles (7,740.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN), Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,810 miles (or 7,741 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 Ordos Ejin Horo 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 Ordos Ejin Horo 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: | DSN / ZBDS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°29'38"N by 109°51'43"E |
| Area Served: | Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DSN |
| More Information: | DSN 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.
- 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.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
- Although an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel.
Facts about Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN):
- In addition to being known as "Ordos Ejin Horo Airport", other names for DSN include "鄂尔多斯伊金霍洛机场" and "È'ěrduōsī Yījīn Huòluò Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) is Zapala Airport (APZ), which is nearly antipodal to Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (meaning Ordos Ejin Horo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zapala Airport), and is located 12,401 miles (19,957 kilometers) away in Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) is Baotou Airport (BAV), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) N of DSN.
- Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) 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 | 73.98 miles (119.07 km) N | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 2 | 139.73 miles (224.87 km) NE | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 142.94 miles (230.03 km) SSE | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 4 | 164.04 miles (263.99 km) W | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 5 | 191.99 miles (308.97 km) SE | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 6 | 196.14 miles (315.65 km) ENE | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 7 | 198.11 miles (318.82 km) S | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 8 | 203.36 miles (327.27 km) WSW | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 9 | 231.36 miles (372.34 km) W | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 10 | 273.13 miles (439.57 km) ESE | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 11 | 281.21 miles (452.56 km) ENE | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 12 | 283.57 miles (456.36 km) SSW | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 286.31 miles (460.77 km) SE | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 14 | 286.93 miles (461.77 km) WSW | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 15 | 295.34 miles (475.30 km) NNE | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,400.96 miles (19,957.36 km) S | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,376.38 miles (19,917.81 km) SW | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,370.24 miles (19,907.93 km) SE | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,340.57 miles (19,860.17 km) E | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,324.23 miles (19,833.87 km) WSW | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,313.95 miles (19,817.33 km) SSE | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,310.32 miles (19,811.50 km) SSE | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,307.14 miles (19,806.38 km) SSW | Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) | Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,297.87 miles (19,791.46 km) WSW | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,295.14 miles (19,787.06 km) S | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,294.41 miles (19,785.89 km) SSW | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,293.74 miles (19,784.80 km) ESE | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,289.89 miles (19,778.62 km) SE | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,279.41 miles (19,761.75 km) E | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,271.30 miles (19,748.69 km) SW | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |