Nonstop flight route between Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Sebba, Burkina Faso:
Departure Airport:
(50°57'21"N by 0°56'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°27'24"N by 0°30'11"E)
Distance from LYX to XSE:
2,591.08 miles (4,169.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lydd International Airport (LYX), Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Sebba Airport (XSE), Sebba, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,591 miles (or 4,170 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 Lydd International Airport and Sebba Airport, 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 Lydd International Airport and Sebba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYX / EGMD |
| Airport Name: | Lydd International Airport |
| Location: | Lydd, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'21"N by 0°56'21"E |
| Area Served: | London, East Sussex and Kent |
| Operator/Owner: | London Ashford Airport Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYX |
| More Information: | LYX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XSE / DFES |
| Airport Name: | Sebba Airport |
| Location: | Sebba, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°27'24"N by 0°30'11"E |
| Area Served: | Sebba, Yagha Province, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso |
| Elevation: | 886 feet (270 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from XSE |
| More Information: | XSE Maps & Info |
Facts about Lydd International Airport (LYX):
- Lydd Airport has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
- Because of Lydd International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Lydd International 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.
- Lydd International Airport handled 2,696 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Lydd International Airport (LYX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,928 miles (19,197 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Lydd International Airport (LYX) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the 1980s the airport was bought by Hards Travel from Solihull, who used the airport as its base for its holiday operations to Spain, Italy and Austria, using Dart Herald and Viscount aircraft flying to Beauvais in France, where customers were transferred to coaches for the remainder of the journey.
- The closest airport to Lydd International Airport (LYX) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of LYX.
Facts about Sebba Airport (XSE):
- The closest airport to Sebba Airport (XSE) is Dori Airport (DOR), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of XSE.
- Because of Sebba Airport's relatively low elevation of 886 feet, planes can take off or land at Sebba 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 Sebba Airport (XSE) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Sebba Airport (meaning Sebba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.40 miles (15.12 km) NNE | Lympne Airport (LYM) | Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 31.98 miles (51.47 km) NNE | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 33.25 miles (53.51 km) NW | Rochester Airport (RCS) | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 42.85 miles (68.96 km) SE | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 5 | 43.75 miles (70.40 km) NNW | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 44.05 miles (70.90 km) E | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 7 | 47.06 miles (75.74 km) WNW | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 50.05 miles (80.54 km) WNW | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 50.82 miles (81.78 km) WNW | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 53.87 miles (86.70 km) NW | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 54.52 miles (87.74 km) W | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 68.51 miles (110.26 km) SE | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 13 | 70.43 miles (113.34 km) E | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) | Dunkerque, France | |
| 14 | 70.51 miles (113.47 km) WNW | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 70.99 miles (114.25 km) NNW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,928.34 miles (19,196.75 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,835.21 miles (19,046.88 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,822.07 miles (19,025.73 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,792.92 miles (18,978.81 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,791.32 miles (18,976.24 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,789.64 miles (18,973.54 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,788.24 miles (18,971.28 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,782.05 miles (18,961.32 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,772.83 miles (18,946.48 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,753.21 miles (18,914.92 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,745.66 miles (18,902.76 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,740.79 miles (18,894.92 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,736.31 miles (18,887.72 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,729.37 miles (18,876.54 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,710.21 miles (18,845.70 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.74 miles (88.09 km) NW | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 55.54 miles (89.38 km) SW | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 84.25 miles (135.59 km) NW | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 90.84 miles (146.20 km) SW | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 95.62 miles (153.89 km) SE | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 97.24 miles (156.50 km) NNW | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 98.28 miles (158.17 km) S | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 107.49 miles (172.99 km) WNW | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 110.98 miles (178.60 km) WSW | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 112.02 miles (180.28 km) E | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 11 | 128.62 miles (207.00 km) SSW | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 129.48 miles (208.37 km) SE | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 144.45 miles (232.46 km) SSE | Arly Airport (ARL) | Arly, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 150.07 miles (241.52 km) WNW | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 152.67 miles (245.70 km) S | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,324.13 miles (19,833.71 km) WSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 2 | 12,214.80 miles (19,657.77 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,214.80 miles (19,657.77 km) SSE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,158.60 miles (19,567.32 km) SSE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,140.46 miles (19,538.13 km) S | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,139.82 miles (19,537.10 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 7 | 12,135.18 miles (19,529.64 km) SE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,120.75 miles (19,506.41 km) SSE | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,094.55 miles (19,464.24 km) SSE | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 10 | 12,084.72 miles (19,448.42 km) SSE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 11 | 12,081.81 miles (19,443.75 km) S | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 12 | 12,076.72 miles (19,435.56 km) SE | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 13 | 12,067.74 miles (19,421.10 km) SE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 14 | 12,019.69 miles (19,343.76 km) SSE | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,975.28 miles (19,272.30 km) W | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |