Nonstop flight route between Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Red Lake, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lydd International Airport (LYX), Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Red Lake Airport (YRL), Red Lake, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,810 miles (or 6,132 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 Red Lake 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 Red Lake 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: | YRL / CYRL |
Airport Name: | Red Lake Airport |
Location: | Red Lake, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°4'1"N by 93°47'35"W |
Area Served: | Red Lake, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | The Corporation of the Municipality of Red Lake |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1266 feet (386 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YRL |
More Information: | YRL Maps & Info |
Facts about Lydd International Airport (LYX):
- The closest airport to Lydd International Airport (LYX) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of LYX.
- 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.
- 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 (LYX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- As of August 2011 Bin Air are operating nightly chartered freight services to Stuttgart using a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner.
- 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.
Facts about Red Lake Airport (YRL):
- It wasn't until 1993 when the paved runway was extended to 5,000 ft × 150 ft to help serve the future growth of the Red Lake area.
- Red Lake Airport (YRL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Red Lake Airport (YRL) is Pikangikum Airport (YPM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) N of YRL.
- Construction of a 4,000 ft × 150 ft gravel runway began in 1946 and was put into use of May 29, 1947 when Canadian Pacific Air Lines began daily service from Winnipeg.
- The furthest airport from Red Lake Airport (YRL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,569 miles (17,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Commercial air service to the area began in 1926 using the waters of Howey Bay on Red Lake as a float and sea plane base.