Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW), Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,200 miles (or 9,979 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 Malikus Saleh 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 Malikus Saleh 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):

• In April 1947, RAF Bomber Command returned to Lakenheath and had the runways repaired, resurfaced, and readied for operations by May 1948.
• 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.
• The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
• In conjunction with this transfer, control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from Strategic Air Command back to USAFE.
• In 1941, hard runways were put down with the main runway, 04/22, being 2,000 yards, and the subsidiaries, 12/30 at 1,300 yards and 16/34 at 1,400 yards.
• 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.

Facts about Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW):

• Because of Malikus Saleh Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Malikus Saleh 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 Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) is Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) W of LSW.
• The furthest airport from Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is nearly antipodal to Malikus Saleh Airport (meaning Malikus Saleh Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,803 kilometers) away in Talara, Peru.
• In addition to being known as "Malikus Saleh Airport", another name for LSW is "Bandar Udara Malikussaleh".
• Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bandar Udara MalikusSaleh is an airport located in North Aceh, Aceh province.
• Lhoksukon airport, owned by Pt Exxon Mobil is also nearby.