Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Mosteiros, Cape Verde:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Mosteiros Airport (MTI), Mosteiros, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,920 miles (or 4,700 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 Mosteiros 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 Mosteiros 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):

• The first use of Lakenheath Warren as a Royal Flying Corps airfield was in World War I, when the area was made into a bombing and ground-attack range for aircraft flying from elsewhere in the area.
• By the time construction ended the war with Germany was over and RAF Lakenheath was put on a care and maintenance status.
• 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 reason for the departure of the two bomber squadrons was Lakenheath's selection for upgrading to a Very Heavy Bomber airfield.
• 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.
• Meanwhile on 30 April 1956, two Lockheed U-2s were airlifted to RAF Lakenheath to form CIA Detachment A.

Facts about Mosteiros Airport (MTI):

• In addition to being known as "Mosteiros Airport", another name for MTI is "Mosteiros Airport (Mosteiros)".
• Mosteiros Airport (MTI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mosteiros Airport (MTI) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is nearly antipodal to Mosteiros Airport (meaning Mosteiros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Misima Airport), and is located 12,081 miles (19,442 kilometers) away in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
• The closest airport to Mosteiros Airport (MTI) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) SW of MTI.
• Because of Mosteiros Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Mosteiros 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.