Nonstop flight route between Greenville, Liberia and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), Greenville, Liberia and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,319 miles (or 5,341 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 Greenville/Sinoe 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 Greenville/Sinoe 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 Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI):

• In addition to being known as "Greenville/Sinoe Airport", other names for SNI include "R.E. Murray Airport" and "Greenville/Sinoe Airport".
• The closest airport to Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) ESE of SNI.
• Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Greenville/Sinoe Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenville/Sinoe 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.
• The furthest airport from Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is nearly antipodal to Greenville/Sinoe Airport (meaning Greenville/Sinoe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aranuka Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Aranuka, Kiribati.

Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):

• The first use of Lakenheath Warren as a Royal Flying Corps airfield was in World War I, when the area was made into a bombing and ground-attack range for aircraft flying from elsewhere in the area.
• The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
• On 27 November 1948, operational control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from the Royal Air Force to USAFE.
• 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.
• The reason for the departure of the two bomber squadrons was Lakenheath's selection for upgrading to a Very Heavy Bomber airfield.
• Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
• In early 1943, three T-2 hangars were erected on the north side of the airfield for glider storage, 40 Horsa Gliders being dispersed at Lakenheath during that year.