Nonstop flight route between Olathe, Kansas, United States and Lyon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC), Olathe, Kansas, United States and Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), Lyon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,770 miles (or 7,677 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 Johnson County Executive Airport and Lyon–Bron 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 Johnson County Executive Airport and Lyon–Bron Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OJC / KOJC |
Airport Name: | Johnson County Executive Airport |
Location: | Olathe, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°50'50"N by 94°44'14"W |
Operator/Owner: | Johnson County Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1096 feet (334 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OJC |
More Information: | OJC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYN / LFLY |
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Location: | Lyon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'45"N by 4°56'20"E |
Area Served: | Lyon, France |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroports de Lyon SA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 659 feet (201 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYN |
More Information: | LYN Maps & Info |
Facts about Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC):
- The closest airport to Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC) is New Century AirCenter (JCI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of OJC.
- The airport was built as a Naval Auxiliary field for use in World War II.
- Kansas City Aviation Center is an FBO at Johnson County Executive Airport and an authorized Pilatus, Piper and Diamond aircraft dealership and service center.
- The furthest airport from Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,751 miles (17,302 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN):
- Lyon–Bron Airport is an airport located in Bron, 10 kilometres east of Lyon, both communes of the Rhône department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
- After the Normandy Invasion of France by Allied Forces, the USAAF 50th Fighter Group used the airport flying P-47 Thunderbolts in support of ground forces in Southern France from September 25 though November, 1944.
- After the 1940 Battle of France during World War II initially the Lyon area was part of the southern unoccupied zone of France, and limited air service remained at the airport.
- Because of Lyon–Bron Airport's relatively low elevation of 659 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyon–Bron 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.
- Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) is Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of LYN.
- After the war, it was the main commercial airport for Lyon.
- It was used as a military airfield beginning in 1943 by the German Luftwaffe, being used as a RADAR station by Nachtjagdraumführer 109 to detect Royal Air Force bombers flying over Occupied France at night to targets in Italy.
- In addition to being known as "Lyon–Bron Airport", another name for LYN is "Aéroport de Lyon-BronAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-6".
- The furthest airport from Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lyon–Bron Airport (meaning Lyon–Bron Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,288 miles (19,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.