Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Sardinia, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°55'0"N by 9°40'59"E)
Distance from LKZ to TTB:
965.53 miles (1,553.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Tortolì Airport (TTB), Sardinia, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 966 miles (or 1,554 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 Tortolì 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: | TTB / LIET |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sardinia, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°55'0"N by 9°40'59"E |
| Area Served: | Tortolì, Italy |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TTB |
| More Information: | TTB 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.
- On 27 November 1948, operational control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from the Royal Air Force to USAFE.
- In response to the threat by the Soviet Union, by the 1948 Berlin blockade, President Truman decided to realign USAFE into a permanent combat-capable force.
- 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.
- 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.
- RAF Lakenheath, and nearby, RAF Mildenhall, are the two main U.S.
Facts about Tortolì Airport (TTB):
- The closest airport to Tortolì Airport (TTB) is Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SW of TTB.
- The furthest airport from Tortolì Airport (TTB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Tortolì Airport (meaning Tortolì Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,022 miles (19,348 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Tortolì Airport (TTB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tortolì Airport", another name for TTB is "Aeroporto di Tortolì".
| 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 | 56.87 miles (91.53 km) SW | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 2 | 67.53 miles (108.68 km) N | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 3 | 88.56 miles (142.52 km) NW | Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy | |
| 4 | 113.78 miles (183.11 km) NNW | Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) | Figari, Corsica, France | |
| 5 | 146.11 miles (235.14 km) NNW | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 6 | 182.24 miles (293.28 km) N | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 7 | 184.79 miles (297.39 km) S | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 8 | 186.10 miles (299.50 km) NNW | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 9 | 186.46 miles (300.07 km) NE | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 10 | 198.58 miles (319.58 km) N | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 11 | 200.25 miles (322.27 km) NE | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 12 | 202.80 miles (326.37 km) NE | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 13 | 204.94 miles (329.81 km) SE | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 14 | 207.54 miles (334.00 km) SSW | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 209.21 miles (336.70 km) NNE | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,022.04 miles (19,347.55 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,805.38 miles (18,998.88 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,755.53 miles (18,918.65 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,737.30 miles (18,889.30 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,709.17 miles (18,844.03 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,706.18 miles (18,839.23 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,695.23 miles (18,821.60 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,694.98 miles (18,821.20 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,693.84 miles (18,819.36 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,672.11 miles (18,784.40 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,661.67 miles (18,767.59 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,661.15 miles (18,766.76 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,653.03 miles (18,753.68 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,651.47 miles (18,751.17 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,650.49 miles (18,749.61 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |