Nonstop flight route between Lolland Falster, Denmark and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(54°41'57"N by 11°26'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Distance from MRW to LKZ:
473.34 miles (761.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lolland Falster Airport (MRW), Lolland Falster, Denmark and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 473 miles (or 762 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 Lolland Falster 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: | MRW / EKMB |
| Airport Name: | Lolland Falster Airport |
| Location: | Lolland Falster, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°41'57"N by 11°26'23"E |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MRW |
| More Information: | MRW 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 Lolland Falster Airport (MRW):
- Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,606 miles (18,677 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) is Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) WSW of MRW.
- Because of Lolland Falster Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Lolland Falster 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.
- By the time construction ended the war with Germany was over and RAF Lakenheath was put on a care and maintenance status.
- The increasing tension of the Cold War lead to a re-evaluation of these deployments, and by 1953 SAC bombers began to move its heavy bomb groups further west, behind RAF fighter forces, to RAF Brize Norton, RAF Greenham Common, RAF Upper Heyford and RAF Fairford, while its shorter-range B-47 were sent to East Anglia.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- Aircraft of the 48th FW carry the tail code "LN".
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.40 miles (90.77 km) WSW | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |     |
| 2 | 57.33 miles (92.26 km) ESE | Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH) | Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 3 | 63.67 miles (102.47 km) SSE | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 4 | 67.04 miles (107.89 km) NNE | Roskilde Airport (RKE) | Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark | |
| 5 | 68.10 miles (109.59 km) WNW | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 6 | 68.28 miles (109.89 km) SSW | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 7 | 69.33 miles (111.58 km) NW | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 8 | 78.89 miles (126.96 km) ESE | Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI) | Güttin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 9 | 79.58 miles (128.08 km) NE | Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) | Copenhagen (København), Denmark | |
| 10 | 87.90 miles (141.47 km) NE | Malmö Harbour Heliport (JMM) | Malmö, Sweden | |
| 11 | 88.89 miles (143.05 km) S | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 12 | 93.75 miles (150.88 km) WNW | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark | |
| 13 | 94.29 miles (151.74 km) SW | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 14 | 95.49 miles (153.68 km) NE | Malmö Airport (MMX) | Malmö, Sweden | |
| 15 | 103.32 miles (166.28 km) SW | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,605.61 miles (18,677.38 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,327.52 miles (18,229.83 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,314.46 miles (18,208.81 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,291.53 miles (18,171.91 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,289.54 miles (18,168.70 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,286.90 miles (18,164.46 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,286.35 miles (18,163.58 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,279.05 miles (18,151.82 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,266.70 miles (18,131.95 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,264.86 miles (18,128.99 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,244.02 miles (18,095.45 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,241.04 miles (18,090.66 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,237.45 miles (18,084.88 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,233.05 miles (18,077.80 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,229.30 miles (18,071.77 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |