Nonstop flight route between Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF), Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,338 miles (or 6,981 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 Council Bluffs Municipal Airport and Lympne 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 Council Bluffs Municipal Airport and Lympne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBF / KCBF |
Airport Name: | Council Bluffs Municipal Airport |
Location: | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'35"N by 95°45'30"W |
Area Served: | Council Bluffs, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | Council Bluffs Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1245 feet (379 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBF |
More Information: | CBF Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF):
- Council Bluffs Municipal Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Council Bluffs, a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States.
- The furthest airport from Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,684 miles (17,194 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF) is Eppley Airfield (OMA), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of CBF.
- Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF) has 2 runways.
- Council Bluffs Municipal Airport covers an area of 656 acres at an elevation of 1,245 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- In 1918, Lympne was designated a First Class Landing Ground and the Day and Night Bombing Observation School was formed here in May.
- From 2 to 16 August 1936, No.
- 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 Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
- On 1 January 1927, new regulations came into effect which meant that aircraft carrying 10 or more passengers would have to carry a radio operator in addition to the pilot.
- In May 1921, it was reported that a waiting room for the use of passengers at Lympne was being planned.
- In September 1939, the base was renamed HMS Daedalus II, but was transferred back to the RAF in May 1940.