Nonstop flight route between Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS), Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,103 miles (or 8,212 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 Truth or Consequences Municipal 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 Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport and RAF Lakenheath. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCS / KTCS |
Airport Name: | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport |
Location: | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°14'12"N by 107°16'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Truth or Consequences |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4853 feet (1,479 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from TCS |
More Information: | TCS 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 Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS):
- The furthest airport from Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,341 miles (18,252 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) is Grant County Airport (SVC), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SW of TCS.
- Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) has 5 runways.
- Because of Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,853 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TCS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TCS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 27 November 1948, operational control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from the Royal Air Force to USAFE.
- 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.
- The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath is the Statue of Liberty Wing, the only USAF wing with both a number and a name.