Nonstop flight route between Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lynn Lake Airport (YYL), Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada and RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,689 miles (or 5,937 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 Lynn Lake 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 Lynn Lake 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: | YYL / CYYL |
Airport Name: | Lynn Lake Airport |
Location: | Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°51'51"N by 101°4'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Lynn Lake |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1170 feet (357 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYL |
More Information: | YYL 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 Lynn Lake Airport (YYL):
- The furthest airport from Lynn Lake Airport (YYL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,119 miles (16,286 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lynn Lake Airport (YYL) is Laurie River Airport (LRQ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSW of YYL.
- Lynn Lake Airport (YYL) has 2 runways.
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- Taking part in more than 350 operations, more than half mine-laying, 149 Squadron had one of the lowest percentage loss rates of all Stirling squadrons.
- In April 1947, RAF Bomber Command returned to Lakenheath and had the runways repaired, resurfaced, and readied for operations by May 1948.
- 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.
- A near nuclear accident occurred on 27 July 1956 – when a B-47 bomber crashed into a storage igloo at Lakenheath containing three MK-6 nuclear weapons while on a routine training mission.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.