Nonstop flight route between Boulder City, Nevada, United States and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD), Boulder City, Nevada, United States and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,280 miles (or 8,498 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 Boulder City 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 Boulder City 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: | BLD / |
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Location: | Boulder City, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°56'49"N by 114°51'37"W |
Area Served: | Boulder City, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Boulder City Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2203 feet (671 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLD |
More Information: | BLD 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 Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD):
- Boulder City Municipal Airport replaced Boulder City Airport that started out as Bullock Airport.
- Boulder City Municipal Airport covers an area of 530 acres at an elevation of 2,203 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Boulder City Municipal Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Boulder City, in Clark County, Nevada, United States.
- The closest airport to Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) is Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of BLD.
- Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) has 3 runways.
- On March 19, 2009 the Boulder City Aerocenter, a new 30,000 sq ft terminal, opened to service Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, Grand Canyon Airlines and Scenic Airlines.
- In addition to being known as "Boulder City Municipal Airport", other names for BLD include "KBVU" and "BVU".
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of 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.
- Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In May 1919, Lympne was one of the first four customs and excise "Appointed Aerodromes" in the United Kingdom.
- 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 January 1925, notification that red edge lights had been installed along the runways and taxiways at Lympne was made.
- In 1933, Imperial Airway's Armstrong Whitworth Argosy aircraft were replaced by Handley Page H.P.42s.
- In September 1939, the base was renamed HMS Daedalus II, but was transferred back to the RAF in May 1940.