Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Carlsbad, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD), Carlsbad, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,519 miles (or 8,881 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 McClellan–Palomar 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 Lympne Airport and McClellan–Palomar Airport. 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: | CLD / KCRQ |
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Location: | Carlsbad, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°7'41"N by 117°16'48"W |
Area Served: | North San Diego County |
Operator/Owner: | County of San Diego |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 331 feet (101 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLD |
More Information: | CLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- 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.
- 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.
- From 1–31 May 1924, the Royal Air Force conducted a number of night flying experiments.
- Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In April 1935, Air Traffic Control in the United Kingdom was improved by the introduction of a new control zone system.
- In July 1948, Silver City Airways started an aerial car ferry service from Lympne to Le Touquet using Bristol Freighter aircraft.
- In March 1932, the arrangements for flying between Lympne and Croydon in poor visibility were altered.
- Work began on creating a landing ground at Folks Wood, Lympne, in the autumn of 1915.
- Lympne Airport /ˈlɪm/, was a military and later civil airfield, at Lympne, Kent, United Kingdom, which operated from 1916 to 1984.
- 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.
- On 1 August 1931, the 601 Squadron AuxAF began its annual camp at Lympne.
Facts about McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD):
- Previous airline service to the airport includes American Eagle to Los Angeles and America West Express to Phoenix.
- The closest airport to McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) is Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of CLD.
- The furthest airport from McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,512 miles (18,527 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "McClellan–Palomar Airport", another name for CLD is "CRQ".
- McClellan–Palomar Airport covers 466 acres and has one asphalt runway, 6/24, 4,897 ft × 150 ft.
- Because of McClellan–Palomar Airport's relatively low elevation of 331 feet, planes can take off or land at McClellan–Palomar 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.