Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Satu Mare, Romania:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°42'11"N by 22°53'8"E)
Distance from LKZ to SUJ:
1,037.59 miles (1,669.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Satu Mare Airport (SUJ), Satu Mare, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,038 miles (or 1,670 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 Satu Mare 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: | SUJ / LRSM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Satu Mare, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°42'11"N by 22°53'8"E |
| Area Served: | Satu Mare County |
| Operator/Owner: | Consiliul Judeţean Satu Mare |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 414 feet (126 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SUJ |
| More Information: | SUJ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- 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.
- In early 1943, three T-2 hangars were erected on the north side of the airfield for glider storage, 40 Horsa Gliders being dispersed at Lakenheath during that year.
- 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.
Facts about Satu Mare Airport (SUJ):
- The furthest airport from Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,469 miles (18,458 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Satu Mare Airport's relatively low elevation of 414 feet, planes can take off or land at Satu Mare 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 closest airport to Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) is Baia Mare Airport (BAY), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) E of SUJ.
- Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Satu Mare Airport", other names for SUJ include "Satu Mare International Airport" and "Aeroportul Satu Mare".
- Satu Mare Airport handled 16,192 passengers last year.
| 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 | 27.20 miles (43.77 km) E | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 2 | 61.01 miles (98.19 km) WSW | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 3 | 65.66 miles (105.67 km) SW | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 4 | 73.73 miles (118.65 km) SSE | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 5 | 100.67 miles (162.02 km) NW | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 6 | 101.57 miles (163.45 km) WNW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 7 | 111.57 miles (179.55 km) SE | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 8 | 116.21 miles (187.03 km) NE | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 130.35 miles (209.78 km) SW | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 10 | 144.15 miles (231.99 km) SSE | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 11 | 148.21 miles (238.52 km) ENE | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 149.92 miles (241.27 km) SSW | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| 13 | 153.67 miles (247.30 km) NNE | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 153.89 miles (247.66 km) NW | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 15 | 160.59 miles (258.44 km) S | Caransebeș Airport (CSB) | Caransebeş, Romania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,469.23 miles (18,457.89 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,043.54 miles (17,772.82 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,024.73 miles (17,742.53 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,020.86 miles (17,736.32 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,998.13 miles (17,699.73 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,994.11 miles (17,693.26 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,988.96 miles (17,684.98 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,971.53 miles (17,656.93 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,966.81 miles (17,649.32 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,961.94 miles (17,641.48 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,958.67 miles (17,636.23 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,956.91 miles (17,633.40 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,950.79 miles (17,623.55 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,947.83 miles (17,618.78 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,927.06 miles (17,585.35 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |