Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Chaitén Airfield (WCH), Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,852 miles (or 12,636 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 Lympne Airport and Chaitén Airfield, 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 Lympne Airport and Chaitén Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYM / EGMK |
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Location: | Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°4'58"N by 1°1'1"E |
Area Served: | Ashford, Kent, Hythe, Kent |
Operator/Owner: | Royal Flying Corps (1916–18) Royal Air Force (1918–19) civil (1919–39) Fleet Air Arm (1939–40) Royal Air Force (1940–46) civil (1946–84) |
Airport Type: | Closed |
Elevation: | 351 feet (107 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYM |
More Information: | LYM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WCH / SCTN |
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Location: | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°55'57"S by 72°41'58"W |
Area Served: | Chaitén |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WCH |
More Information: | WCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- Because of Lympne Airport's relatively low elevation of 351 feet, planes can take off or land at Lympne 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.
- Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lympne Airport (LYM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,921 miles (19,184 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Lympne was also involved in the evolution of air traffic control, with facilities developing and improving during the 1920s and 1930s.
- In 1918, Lympne was designated a First Class Landing Ground and the Day and Night Bombing Observation School was formed here in May.
- In January 1929, a Notice to Airmen said that when visibility was bad any aircraft not fitted with radios were warned against using the Croydon–Edenbridge–Ashford–Lympne route or any of the alternative routes notified in 1927.
- The North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co.
- In September 1939, the base was renamed HMS Daedalus II, but was transferred back to the RAF in May 1940.
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- In 1933, Imperial Airway's Armstrong Whitworth Argosy aircraft were replaced by Handley Page H.P.42s.
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
Facts about Chaitén Airfield (WCH):
- Chaitén Airfield (WCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Chaitén Airfield", other names for WCH include "Chaitén Airfield (Chaitén)" and "Aeródromo Chaitén".
- The closest airport to Chaitén Airfield (WCH) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) WNW of WCH.
- Because of Chaitén Airfield's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Chaitén Airfield 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 Chaitén Airfield (WCH) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Chaitén Airfield (meaning Chaitén Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,690 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.