Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°4'1"N by 97°49'44"W)
Distance from LKZ to GRK:
4,875.73 miles (7,846.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK), Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,876 miles (or 7,847 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 Killeen–Fort Hood 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 Killeen–Fort Hood 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: | GRK / KGRK |
| Airport Name: | Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport |
| Location: | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°4'1"N by 97°49'44"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1015 feet (309 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRK |
| More Information: | GRK Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- In April 1947, RAF Bomber Command returned to Lakenheath and had the runways repaired, resurfaced, and readied for operations by May 1948.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- Aircraft of the 48th FW carry the tail code "LN".
- 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.
Facts about Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK):
- The closest airport to Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) is Hood Army Airfield (HLR), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NE of GRK.
- The airport has one runway designated 15/33 with a PEM surface measuring 10,000 by 200 feet.
- Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,030 miles (17,751 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
| 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 | 8.41 miles (13.53 km) NE | Hood Army Airfield (HLR) | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 8.53 miles (13.73 km) E | Skylark Field (ILE) | Killeen, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 25.59 miles (41.18 km) ENE | Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL) | Temple, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 48.75 miles (78.46 km) SSE | Austin Executive Airport (EDC) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 51.58 miles (83.01 km) NE | Waco Regional Airport (ACT) | Waco, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 59.47 miles (95.71 km) NE | TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) | Waco, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 61.04 miles (98.23 km) S | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 83.29 miles (134.04 km) NW | Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) | Brownwood, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 88.76 miles (142.85 km) W | Curtis Field (BBD) | Brady, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 92.05 miles (148.14 km) ESE | Coulter Field (CFD) | Bryan, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 93.00 miles (149.66 km) ESE | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 106.17 miles (170.86 km) SW | Kerrville Municipal Airport (ERV) | Kerrville, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 107.10 miles (172.36 km) WNW | Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) | Coleman, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 107.15 miles (172.43 km) NE | C. David Campbell Field (CRS) | Corsicana, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 109.59 miles (176.37 km) SSW | Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) | Universal City, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,030.08 miles (17,751.14 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,831.98 miles (17,432.34 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,750.24 miles (17,300.79 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,653.12 miles (17,144.50 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,644.22 miles (17,130.17 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,515.94 miles (16,923.73 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,502.94 miles (16,902.80 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,497.69 miles (16,894.35 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,497.51 miles (16,894.06 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,489.33 miles (16,880.90 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,489.19 miles (16,880.67 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,480.21 miles (16,866.23 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,478.52 miles (16,863.51 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,474.65 miles (16,857.27 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,459.45 miles (16,832.81 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |