Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW), Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,922 miles (or 6,311 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 Kenosha Regional 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 Kenosha Regional 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: | ENW / KENW |
| Airport Name: | Kenosha Regional Airport |
| Location: | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°35'44"N by 87°55'40"W |
| Area Served: | Kenosha, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kenosha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 742 feet (226 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ENW |
| More Information: | ENW Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- Many SAC Squadrons had aircraft at RAF Lakenheath on a transitotry basis without any recorded deployment to the base.
- Control of RAF Lakenheath was allocated to Third Air Force at South Ruislip Air Station, which had command of SAC B-29 operations in England.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW):
- The furthest airport from Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,057 miles (17,795 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Kenosha Regional Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located four nautical miles west of the central business district of Kenosha, a city in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.
- The closest airport to Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) is Waukegan National Airport (UGN), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of ENW.
- Kenosha Regional Airport covers an area of 959 acres at an elevation of 742 feet above mean sea level.
- Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) has 3 runways.
- Because of Kenosha Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 742 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenosha Regional 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.
