Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Jining, Shandong, China:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°17'34"N by 116°20'48"E)
Distance from LKZ to JNG:
5,254.15 miles (8,455.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Jining Qufu Airport (JNG), Jining, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,254 miles (or 8,456 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 Jining Qufu 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 Jining Qufu 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: | JNG / ZLJN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jining, Shandong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°17'34"N by 116°20'48"E |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JNG |
| More Information: | JNG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- In early 1943, three T-2 hangars were erected on the north side of the airfield for glider storage, 40 Horsa Gliders being dispersed at Lakenheath during that year.
- In response to the threat by the Soviet Union, by the 1948 Berlin blockade, President Truman decided to realign USAFE into a permanent combat-capable force.
- Meanwhile on 30 April 1956, two Lockheed U-2s were airlifted to RAF Lakenheath to form CIA Detachment A.
- 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 Jining Qufu Airport (JNG):
- In addition to being known as "Jining Qufu Airport", other names for JNG include "济宁曲阜机场", "Jìníng Qūfù Jīchǎng" and "ZSJG".
- The furthest airport from Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) is General Pico Airport (GPO), which is nearly antipodal to Jining Qufu Airport (meaning Jining Qufu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from General Pico Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,969 kilometers) away in General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina.
- Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) is Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of JNG.
| 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 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) SE | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 117.87 miles (189.69 km) E | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 118.49 miles (190.70 km) NNE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 4 | 136.89 miles (220.30 km) NW | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 5 | 151.56 miles (243.90 km) ESE | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 151.70 miles (244.13 km) WSW | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 7 | 153.39 miles (246.86 km) NW | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 8 | 170.22 miles (273.94 km) SSW | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 9 | 177.90 miles (286.30 km) SSE | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 10 | 181.02 miles (291.32 km) ENE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 11 | 190.73 miles (306.95 km) ESE | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 192.21 miles (309.33 km) WNW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 13 | 225.73 miles (363.28 km) NNW | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 14 | 227.19 miles (365.63 km) W | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 15 | 235.55 miles (379.08 km) ENE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,408.31 miles (19,969.20 km) SSE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,340.45 miles (19,859.97 km) SSE | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,328.91 miles (19,841.40 km) WSW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,274.15 miles (19,753.27 km) WSW | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,258.57 miles (19,728.21 km) SSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,229.07 miles (19,680.74 km) SE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,215.47 miles (19,658.85 km) WSW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,204.03 miles (19,640.43 km) SW | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,190.08 miles (19,617.98 km) SSE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,185.94 miles (19,611.33 km) SSW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,175.98 miles (19,595.28 km) WSW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,163.41 miles (19,575.05 km) E | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,159.76 miles (19,569.18 km) S | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,156.44 miles (19,563.85 km) WSW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,154.92 miles (19,561.40 km) SW | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |