Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Dawei, Myanmar (Burma):

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Dawei Airport (TVY), Dawei, Myanmar (Burma) would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,765 miles (or 9,277 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 Dawei 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 Dawei Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):

• 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.
• By the time construction ended the war with Germany was over and RAF Lakenheath was put on a care and maintenance status.
• On 1 May 1951, Lakenheath was transferred from USAFE to SAC, and placed under the 3909th Air Base Group.
• 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.
• Although an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel.
• In conjunction with this transfer, control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from Strategic Air Command back to USAFE.
• Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
• 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 closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.

Facts about Dawei Airport (TVY):

• The furthest airport from Dawei Airport (TVY) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Dawei Airport (meaning Dawei Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,090 miles (19,458 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
• Because of Dawei Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Dawei 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.
• Dawei Airport (TVY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Dawei Airport (TVY) is Myeik Airport (MGZ), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) SSE of TVY.