Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Marysville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Yuba County Airport (MYV), Marysville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,226 miles (or 8,411 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 Yuba County 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 Yuba County 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: | MYV / KMYV |
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| Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°5'52"N by 121°34'10"W |
| Area Served: | Marysville, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Yuba County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MYV |
| More Information: | MYV Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- 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.
- 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.
- Taking part in more than 350 operations, more than half mine-laying, 149 Squadron had one of the lowest percentage loss rates of all Stirling squadrons.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
Facts about Yuba County Airport (MYV):
- Because of Yuba County Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuba County 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 furthest airport from Yuba County Airport (MYV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,258 miles (18,118 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Yuba County Airport", another name for MYV is "(former Marysville Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Yuba County Airport (MYV) is Beale Air Force Base (BAB), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of MYV.
- The Civil Aeronautics Board, and as authorized by Public No.
- It served there from November 5, 1943 until they moved to Oroville Army Airfield in January 1944.
- Yuba County Airport (MYV) has 2 runways.
