Nonstop flight route between Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lydd International Airport (LYX), Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Grand Forks Airport (ZGF), Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,660 miles (or 7,499 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 Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks 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: | ZGF / CZGF |
Airport Name: | Grand Forks Airport |
Location: | Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°0'56"N by 118°25'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Grand Forks |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1724 feet (525 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZGF |
More Information: | ZGF 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.
- Lydd International Airport handled 2,696 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Lydd International Airport (LYX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lydd Airport, opened in 1956, was the first airport to be built in the UK following the end of the Second World War.
- Lydd Airport is located 1.2 NM northeast of the town of Lydd and 12 NM south of Ashford in the District of Shepway within Kent, England.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Grand Forks Airport (ZGF):
- The furthest airport from Grand Forks Airport (ZGF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,602 miles (17,062 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Grand Forks Airport (ZGF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Grand Forks Airport (ZGF) is West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ENE of ZGF.