Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Oum Hadjer, Chad:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°16'36"N by 19°42'35"E)
Distance from LKZ to OUM:
2,903.75 miles (4,673.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM), Oum Hadjer, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,904 miles (or 4,673 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 Oum-Hadjer 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 Oum-Hadjer 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: | OUM / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Oum Hadjer, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°16'36"N by 19°42'35"E |
| Area Served: | Oum-Hadjer |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1198 feet (365 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OUM |
| More Information: | OUM Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- 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 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath is the Statue of Liberty Wing, the only USAF wing with both a number and a name.
- The increasing tension of the Cold War lead to a re-evaluation of these deployments, and by 1953 SAC bombers began to move its heavy bomb groups further west, behind RAF fighter forces, to RAF Brize Norton, RAF Greenham Common, RAF Upper Heyford and RAF Fairford, while its shorter-range B-47 were sent to East Anglia.
- The work entailed removal of the existing runways and laying new ones comprising 12 inches of high-grade concrete.
- 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 Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM):
- In addition to being known as "Oum-Hadjer Airport", another name for OUM is "Oum-Hadjer Airport (Oum-Hadjer)".
- Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Oum-Hadjer Airport (meaning Oum-Hadjer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ENE of OUM.
| 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 | 85.77 miles (138.03 km) ENE | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad | |
| 2 | 93.93 miles (151.16 km) W | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 3 | 103.47 miles (166.52 km) SW | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 4 | 128.33 miles (206.52 km) SSW | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 5 | 159.51 miles (256.70 km) SSE | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 6 | 165.03 miles (265.58 km) S | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 7 | 185.86 miles (299.11 km) E | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |
| 8 | 188.14 miles (302.77 km) WSW | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 9 | 194.42 miles (312.89 km) SW | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 10 | 279.06 miles (449.10 km) SW | Bousso Airport (OUT) | Bousso, Chad | |
| 11 | 289.66 miles (466.16 km) SSE | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 292.35 miles (470.49 km) SE | Birao Airport (IRO) | Birao, Central African Republic | |
| 13 | 294.46 miles (473.89 km) SSE | Gordil Airport (GDA) | Gounda, Central African Republic | |
| 14 | 299.38 miles (481.81 km) SSW | Sarh Airport (SRH) | Sarh, Chad | |
| 15 | 301.03 miles (484.46 km) WNW | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,231.01 miles (19,683.85 km) SSE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,951.92 miles (19,234.70 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,924.38 miles (19,190.37 km) SSW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,888.24 miles (19,132.23 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,857.10 miles (19,082.11 km) WSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,826.20 miles (19,032.38 km) WSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,820.99 miles (19,024.00 km) SSW | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 11,820.44 miles (19,023.11 km) E | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 9 | 11,814.52 miles (19,013.58 km) E | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,804.17 miles (18,996.93 km) E | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,774.96 miles (18,949.92 km) WSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,734.85 miles (18,885.37 km) E | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,682.45 miles (18,801.03 km) ESE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 14 | 11,677.69 miles (18,793.38 km) WSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,666.75 miles (18,775.76 km) WSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |