Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Odessa, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°25'36"N by 30°40'41"E)
Distance from LKZ to ODS:
1,403.88 miles (2,259.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Odesa International Airport (ODS), Odessa, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,404 miles (or 2,259 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 relatively short distance between RAF Lakenheath and Odesa International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | ODS / UKOO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Odessa, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°25'36"N by 30°40'41"E |
| Area Served: | Odessa, Ukraine |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 172 feet (52 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ODS |
| More Information: | ODS Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- 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.
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- 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.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy 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.
Facts about Odesa International Airport (ODS):
- Because of Odesa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Odesa International 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 "Odesa International Airport", other names for ODS include "Міжнародний аеропорт «Одеса»" and "Международный аэропорт «Одесса»".
- The area of Odessa International airport is 570 hectares.
- The furthest airport from Odesa International Airport (ODS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,108 miles (17,877 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Odesa International Airport (ODS) is International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) NE of ODS.
- In May 2007, the airport started construction work that includes extending the main runway.
- Odesa International Airport (ODS) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 73.24 miles (117.86 km) NE | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 88.27 miles (142.05 km) ENE | Kherson International Airport (KHE) | Kherson, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 89.76 miles (144.46 km) WNW | Chișinău International Airport (KIV) | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| 4 | 153.67 miles (247.30 km) WNW | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 5 | 162.91 miles (262.17 km) NE | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 6 | 167.80 miles (270.05 km) NW | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 7 | 177.86 miles (286.23 km) SW | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 8 | 179.39 miles (288.69 km) W | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 9 | 185.19 miles (298.03 km) ESE | Simferopol International Airport (SIP) | Simferopol, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 221.34 miles (356.21 km) WNW | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 11 | 227.49 miles (366.11 km) NE | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 239.52 miles (385.47 km) ENE | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 246.07 miles (396.01 km) NE | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 253.66 miles (408.23 km) WNW | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 256.69 miles (413.10 km) WSW | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,108.18 miles (17,876.84 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,774.96 miles (17,340.58 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,702.24 miles (17,223.54 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,675.67 miles (17,180.78 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,674.78 miles (17,179.35 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 10,661.58 miles (17,158.10 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,641.90 miles (17,126.43 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,634.39 miles (17,114.35 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,631.96 miles (17,110.44 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,628.91 miles (17,105.54 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,626.82 miles (17,102.17 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,614.94 miles (17,083.04 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,604.99 miles (17,067.04 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,603.76 miles (17,065.06 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,603.01 miles (17,063.85 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |