Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°13'32"S by 57°52'15"W)
Distance from LKZ to MJR:
7,175.35 miles (11,547.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Miramar Airport (MJR), Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,175 miles (or 11,548 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 Miramar 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 Miramar 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: | MJR / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°13'32"S by 57°52'15"W |
| Area Served: | Miramar |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MJR |
| More Information: | MJR Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- The work entailed removal of the existing runways and laying new ones comprising 12 inches of high-grade concrete.
- A near nuclear accident occurred on 27 July 1956 – when a B-47 bomber crashed into a storage igloo at Lakenheath containing three MK-6 nuclear weapons while on a routine training mission.
- On 27 November 1948, operational control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from the Royal Air Force to USAFE.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- 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.
Facts about Miramar Airport (MJR):
- Because of Miramar Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Miramar 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.
- In addition to being known as "Miramar Airport", another name for MJR is "Miramar Airport (Miramar)".
- The furthest airport from Miramar Airport (MJR) is Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), which is nearly antipodal to Miramar Airport (meaning Miramar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Dalian, Liaoning, China.
- Miramar Airport (MJR) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Miramar Airport (MJR) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of MJR.
| 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 | 25.85 miles (41.60 km) NE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 54.26 miles (87.33 km) WSW | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 82.46 miles (132.71 km) NE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 101.37 miles (163.14 km) NW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 5 | 133.77 miles (215.28 km) W | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 158.19 miles (254.58 km) NW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 7 | 163.89 miles (263.75 km) NNW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 8 | 224.81 miles (361.79 km) N | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 225.77 miles (363.34 km) WNW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 235.01 miles (378.22 km) W | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 238.04 miles (383.09 km) N | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 12 | 255.17 miles (410.65 km) N | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 255.36 miles (410.96 km) NNE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 260.50 miles (419.24 km) N | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 263.72 miles (424.41 km) N | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,376.55 miles (19,918.08 km) NNE | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 2 | 12,366.43 miles (19,901.79 km) NE | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 12,364.81 miles (19,899.18 km) N | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 4 | 12,359.28 miles (19,890.28 km) NNW | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 5 | 12,270.53 miles (19,747.46 km) NE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 12,260.68 miles (19,731.60 km) NE | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 7 | 12,238.86 miles (19,696.48 km) ENE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 12,234.17 miles (19,688.94 km) N | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 9 | 12,233.87 miles (19,688.46 km) WNW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 10 | 12,230.17 miles (19,682.50 km) NNE | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 11 | 12,195.78 miles (19,627.16 km) WNW | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| 12 | 12,191.72 miles (19,620.62 km) ENE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 13 | 12,190.97 miles (19,619.41 km) NNE | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 14 | 12,190.24 miles (19,618.24 km) NNW | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| 15 | 12,178.50 miles (19,599.34 km) W | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |