Nonstop flight route between Abadan, Iran and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abadan International Airport (ABD), Abadan, Iran and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,792 miles (or 4,493 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 Abadan International 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 Abadan International 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: | ABD / OIAA |
Airport Name: | Abadan International Airport |
Location: | Abadan, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°21'55"N by 48°13'59"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABD |
More Information: | ABD 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 Abadan International Airport (ABD):
- The closest airport to Abadan International Airport (ABD) is Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WNW of ABD.
- Abadan International Airport handled 354,974 passengers last year.
- Abadan International Airport (ABD) has 2 runways.
- Because of Abadan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Abadan 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.
- The furthest airport from Abadan International Airport (ABD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- 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.
- In 1918, Lympne was designated a First Class Landing Ground and the Day and Night Bombing Observation School was formed here in May.
- A meeting was held over the Easter weekend in 1928 by the Cinque Ports Flying Club.
- Also in March 1941, 91 Squadron moved in, equipped with Spitfires.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.