Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and El Dorado, Venezuela:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°43'0"N by 61°37'0"W)
Distance from LKZ to EOR:
4,694.60 miles (7,555.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and El Dorado Airport (EOR), El Dorado, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,695 miles (or 7,555 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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado 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: | EOR / SVED |
| Airport Name: | El Dorado Airport |
| Location: | El Dorado, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°43'0"N by 61°37'0"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from EOR |
| More Information: | EOR Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- On 27 November 1948, operational control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from the Royal Air Force to USAFE.
- RAF Lakenheath, and nearby, RAF Mildenhall, are the two main U.S.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- Following French president Charles de Gaulle's insistence in 1959 that all non-French nuclear-capable forces should be withdrawn from his country, the USAF began a redeployment of its North American F-100-equipped units from France.
- 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.
Facts about El Dorado Airport (EOR):
- The closest airport to El Dorado Airport (EOR) is Canaima Airport (CAJ), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) WSW of EOR.
- Because of El Dorado Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at El Dorado 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 El Dorado Airport (EOR) is Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU), which is nearly antipodal to El Dorado Airport (meaning El Dorado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport), and is located 12,309 miles (19,810 kilometers) away in Bima, Indonesia.
| 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 | 91.32 miles (146.97 km) WSW | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 133.91 miles (215.51 km) NW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 133.91 miles (215.51 km) NW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 163.48 miles (263.09 km) NW | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 230.01 miles (370.17 km) NW | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 231.29 miles (372.23 km) E | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 7 | 231.95 miles (373.29 km) NW | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 234.39 miles (377.22 km) NNW | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 240.97 miles (387.80 km) E | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 10 | 263.07 miles (423.36 km) SSE | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 11 | 268.66 miles (432.37 km) N | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 12 | 270.68 miles (435.62 km) NW | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 270.71 miles (435.67 km) N | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 275.21 miles (442.91 km) SSE | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 15 | 294.71 miles (474.28 km) NNW | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,309.13 miles (19,809.58 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,296.97 miles (19,790.01 km) SW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,276.83 miles (19,757.59 km) SW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,235.06 miles (19,690.37 km) SE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,234.80 miles (19,689.95 km) SE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,207.32 miles (19,645.72 km) SW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,194.26 miles (19,624.70 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,175.70 miles (19,594.85 km) ESE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,168.40 miles (19,583.10 km) WSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,157.80 miles (19,566.04 km) SE | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,155.39 miles (19,562.16 km) SSE | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,148.00 miles (19,550.26 km) S | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,141.37 miles (19,539.58 km) WSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,141.35 miles (19,539.56 km) WSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,138.78 miles (19,535.42 km) ESE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |