Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Fergana, Uzbekistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Fergana International Airport (FEG), Fergana, Uzbekistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,349 miles (or 5,390 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 Fergana International 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 Fergana International 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: | FEG / UTKF |
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| Location: | Fergana, Uzbekistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°21'32"N by 71°44'42"E |
| Area Served: | Fergana |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Uzbekistan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2051 feet (625 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FEG |
| More Information: | FEG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- In addition to supporting three combat-ready squadrons of F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft, the Liberty Wing houses the 56th Rescue Squadron's HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue helicopters.
- The increasing tension of the Cold War lead to a re-evaluation of these deployments, and by 1953 SAC bombers began to move its heavy bomb groups further west, behind RAF fighter forces, to RAF Brize Norton, RAF Greenham Common, RAF Upper Heyford and RAF Fairford, while its shorter-range B-47 were sent to East Anglia.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
Facts about Fergana International Airport (FEG):
- In addition to being known as "Fergana International Airport", other names for FEG include "Farg'ona Xalqaro Aeroporti" and "UTFF".
- The closest airport to Fergana International Airport (FEG) is Andizhan International Airport (AZN), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) NE of FEG.
- The furthest airport from Fergana International Airport (FEG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Fergana International Airport (FEG) currently has only 1 runway.
