Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Mount Cook, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(43°54'24"S by 170°7'41"E)
Distance from LKZ to GTN:
11,679.36 miles (18,796.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN), Mount Cook, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,679 miles (or 18,796 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 Glentanner Aerodrome, 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 Glentanner Aerodrome. 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: | GTN / NZGT |
| Airport Name: | Glentanner Aerodrome |
| Location: | Mount Cook, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°54'24"S by 170°7'41"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Mr R K Ivey, Glentanner Station |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1824 feet (556 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GTN |
| More Information: | GTN Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- 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.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- By the time construction ended the war with Germany was over and RAF Lakenheath was put on a care and maintenance status.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN):
- The closest airport to Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) is Mount Cook Airport (MON), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of GTN.
- Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Glentanner Aerodrome (meaning Glentanner Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
| 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 | 9.67 miles (15.56 km) N | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 31.19 miles (50.20 km) N | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 60.92 miles (98.04 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 71.28 miles (114.71 km) SW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 83.05 miles (133.66 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 87.23 miles (140.39 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 93.01 miles (149.69 km) NNE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 97.53 miles (156.95 km) SSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 103.06 miles (165.85 km) SW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 113.26 miles (182.28 km) NNE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 121.23 miles (195.11 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 123.49 miles (198.74 km) ENE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 139.71 miles (224.84 km) S | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 166.93 miles (268.65 km) NNE | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 194.39 miles (312.84 km) SSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.15 miles (19,877.20 km) WNW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,335.72 miles (19,852.37 km) NW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,304.98 miles (19,802.89 km) NNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,260.94 miles (19,732.02 km) NNW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,243.80 miles (19,704.44 km) W | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,242.51 miles (19,702.36 km) NNW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,224.73 miles (19,673.75 km) NNW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,222.99 miles (19,670.95 km) NW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,205.94 miles (19,643.51 km) WNW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,167.87 miles (19,582.24 km) NNW | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 11 | 12,156.90 miles (19,564.59 km) NNW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 12 | 12,140.46 miles (19,538.13 km) WNW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,134.66 miles (19,528.79 km) NW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,132.60 miles (19,525.47 km) W | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,103.69 miles (19,478.95 km) WNW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |