Nonstop flight route between Moudjeria, Mauritania and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(17°45'0"N by 12°30'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Distance from MOM to LKZ:
2,497.31 miles (4,019.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Letfotar Airport (MOM), Moudjeria, Mauritania and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,497 miles (or 4,019 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 Letfotar Airport and RAF Lakenheath, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOM / GQNL |
| Airport Name: | Letfotar Airport |
| Location: | Moudjeria, Mauritania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°45'0"N by 12°30'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOM |
| More Information: | MOM Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Letfotar Airport (MOM):
- The closest airport to Letfotar Airport (MOM) is Tidjikja Airport (TIY), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) NE of MOM.
- The furthest airport from Letfotar Airport (MOM) is Bauerfield International Airport (VLI), which is nearly antipodal to Letfotar Airport (meaning Letfotar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bauerfield International Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union in Europe began as early as 1946.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- 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.
- Following French president Charles de Gaulle's insistence in 1959 that all non-French nuclear-capable forces should be withdrawn from his country, the USAF began a redeployment of its North American F-100-equipped units from France.
- By 1950, Lakenheath was one of three main operating bases for the U.S.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 90.59 miles (145.79 km) NE | Tidjikja Airport (TIY) | Tidjikja, Mauritania |     |
| 2 | 107.89 miles (173.64 km) SE | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 116.52 miles (187.52 km) ESE | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 4 | 128.49 miles (206.79 km) SSW | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 5 | 136.18 miles (219.15 km) SW | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 6 | 144.52 miles (232.58 km) W | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 158.63 miles (255.29 km) SSW | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 8 | 178.66 miles (287.53 km) S | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 9 | 178.75 miles (287.67 km) WSW | Podor Airport (POD) | Podor, Senegal | |
| 10 | 184.27 miles (296.55 km) NW | Akjoujt Airport (AJJ) | Akjoujt, Mauritania | |
| 11 | 193.74 miles (311.79 km) N | Atar Airport (ATR) | Atar, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 200.57 miles (322.79 km) S | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 13 | 201.78 miles (324.74 km) ENE | Tichitt Airport (THI) | Tichitt, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 202.06 miles (325.18 km) ESE | Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) | Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 221.58 miles (356.61 km) SE | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,382.74 miles (19,928.03 km) W | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,364.93 miles (19,899.38 km) SW | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,345.54 miles (19,868.17 km) SW | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,345.25 miles (19,867.70 km) SSW | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,344.57 miles (19,866.61 km) SSW | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,330.43 miles (19,843.86 km) SSW | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,321.21 miles (19,829.01 km) S | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,315.70 miles (19,820.14 km) SW | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,299.22 miles (19,793.63 km) SSW | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,297.06 miles (19,790.14 km) WSW | Ipota Airport (IPA) | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,280.65 miles (19,763.74 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,273.51 miles (19,752.25 km) SSW | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,265.17 miles (19,738.83 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,265.15 miles (19,738.80 km) SW | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 12,242.74 miles (19,702.73 km) SSW | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 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 | |