Nonstop flight route between Udaipur, India and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Udaipur Airport (UDR), Udaipur, India and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,195 miles (or 6,752 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 Udaipur 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 Udaipur 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: | UDR / VAUD |
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| Location: | Udaipur, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°37'4"N by 73°53'45"E |
| Area Served: | Udaipur |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1684 feet (513 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UDR |
| More Information: | UDR 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 Udaipur Airport (UDR):
- The closest airport to Udaipur Airport (UDR) is Jodhpur Airport (JDH), which is located 125 miles (201 kilometers) NNW of UDR.
- In addition to being known as "Udaipur Airport", other names for UDR include "Dabok Airport", "महाराणा प्रताप हवाई अड्डा" and "Maharana Pratap Airport".
- Scenes from the movie The Darjeeling Limited were shot here.
- Udaipur Airport (UDR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Udaipur Airport (UDR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Udaipur Airport (meaning Udaipur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- In addition to supporting three combat-ready squadrons of F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft, the Liberty Wing houses the 56th Rescue Squadron's HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue helicopters.
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- The work entailed removal of the existing runways and laying new ones comprising 12 inches of high-grade concrete.
- RAF Lakenheath, and nearby, RAF Mildenhall, are the two main U.S.
- In conjunction with this transfer, control of RAF Lakenheath was transferred from Strategic Air Command back to USAFE.
- In response to the threat by the Soviet Union, by the 1948 Berlin blockade, President Truman decided to realign USAFE into a permanent combat-capable force.
- 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 1950, Lakenheath was one of three main operating bases for the U.S.
