Nonstop flight route between Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY), Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,538 miles (or 5,693 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 South Jersey Regional Airport and RAF Lakenheath, 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 South Jersey Regional Airport and RAF Lakenheath. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY):

• The closest airport to South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY) is Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NW of LLY.
• In addition to being known as "South Jersey Regional Airport", another name for LLY is "VAY".
• South Jersey Regional Airport covers an area of 642 acres at an elevation of 53 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• South Jersey Regional Airport is a public use airport in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
• South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of South Jersey Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at South Jersey Regional 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.

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.
• 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.
• Taking part in more than 350 operations, more than half mine-laying, 149 Squadron had one of the lowest percentage loss rates of all Stirling squadrons.
• In conjunction with this transfer, control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from Strategic Air Command back to USAFE.
• The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of 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.