Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Hawthorne, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°32'39"N by 118°38'3"W)
Distance from LKZ to HTH:
5,172.87 miles (8,324.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH), Hawthorne, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,173 miles (or 8,325 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 Hawthorne Industrial 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 Hawthorne Industrial 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: | HTH / KHTH |
| Airport Name: | Hawthorne Industrial Airport |
| Location: | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°32'39"N by 118°38'3"W |
| Area Served: | Hawthorne, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Mineral County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4215 feet (1,285 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HTH |
| More Information: | HTH Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath is the Statue of Liberty Wing, the only USAF wing with both a number and a name.
- 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".
- Although an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel.
- The work entailed removal of the existing runways and laying new ones comprising 12 inches of high-grade concrete.
- On 1 May 1951, Lakenheath was transferred from USAFE to SAC, and placed under the 3909th Air Base Group.
Facts about Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH):
- The furthest airport from Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,196 miles (18,017 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) is Gabbs Airport (GAB), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NE of HTH.
- Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) has 2 runways.
- Because of Hawthorne Industrial Airport's high elevation of 4,215 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HTH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HTH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| 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 | 44.87 miles (72.20 km) NE | Gabbs Airport (GAB) | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 60.95 miles (98.09 km) N | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 64.55 miles (103.89 km) S | Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | |
| 4 | 66.25 miles (106.62 km) N | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 67.97 miles (109.38 km) WNW | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 74.21 miles (119.42 km) NW | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 77.24 miles (124.31 km) WNW | Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | |
| 8 | 82.27 miles (132.39 km) S | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) | Bishop, California, United States | |
| 9 | 89.75 miles (144.45 km) NW | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 90.33 miles (145.37 km) ESE | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 97.04 miles (156.17 km) NW | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 12 | 100.11 miles (161.11 km) NE | Austin Airport (ASQ) | Austin, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 102.87 miles (165.55 km) WSW | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 14 | 105.22 miles (169.34 km) N | Derby Field (LOL) | Lovelock, Nevada, United States | |
| 15 | 113.32 miles (182.37 km) ESE | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,195.58 miles (18,017.49 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,180.29 miles (17,992.89 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 11,168.27 miles (17,973.55 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,166.08 miles (17,970.02 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,133.27 miles (17,917.22 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,072.68 miles (17,819.71 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,010.88 miles (17,720.25 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,983.47 miles (17,676.14 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,879.85 miles (17,509.37 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,876.33 miles (17,503.72 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,861.35 miles (17,479.60 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,851.63 miles (17,463.96 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,838.00 miles (17,442.03 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,816.23 miles (17,406.98 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,798.63 miles (17,378.66 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |