Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM), Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,525 miles (or 8,891 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 General José María Yáñez 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 General José María Yáñez International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):

• RAF Lakenheath, and nearby, RAF Mildenhall, are the two main U.S.
• 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.
• Many SAC Squadrons had aircraft at RAF Lakenheath on a transitotry basis without any recorded deployment to the base.
• 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 General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM):

• General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "General José María Yáñez International Airport", another name for GYM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General José María Yáñez".
• The furthest airport from General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,765 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of General José María Yáñez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at General José María Yáñez International 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 closest airport to General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM) is Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) ESE of GYM.