Nonstop flight route between Luzamba, Angola and Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM), Luzamba, Angola and RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,356 miles (or 7,010 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 Cuango-Luzamba Airport and RAF Lyneham, 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 Cuango-Luzamba Airport and RAF Lyneham. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM):

• Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,851 miles (19,073 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• In addition to being known as "Cuango-Luzamba Airport", other names for LZM include "Cuango-Luzamba Airport (Luzamba)" and "Aeroporto de Cuango-Luzamba".
• The closest airport to Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) is Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) N of LZM.

Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):

• The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
• In 1956, with the arrival of the de Havilland Comet operated by 216 Squadron, the main runway was extended from 6,000 feet to its present length of 7,830 feet.
• A parade attended by the Princess Royal was held on 31 May 2011, to mark the departure of Nos.
• RAF Lyneham was the Royal Air Force's principal Transport hub, operating the modern Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, and the aging, but very adaptable, Lockheed C-130K Hercules.
• Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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 furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
• The decision to close RAF Lyneham was made in 2002, and it was scheduled for closure by 2012 with all functions and aircraft relocated to RAF Brize Norton.
• With the increase in air transport operations in the RAF, as opposed to ferrying, Transport Command was formed in March 1943.