Nonstop flight route between Dunkirk, New York, United States and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK), Dunkirk, New York, United States and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,653 miles (or 5,878 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 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk 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 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk 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: | DKK / KDKK |
Airport Name: | Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport |
Location: | Dunkirk, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°29'35"N by 79°16'18"W |
Area Served: | Dunkirk, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Chautauqua County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 693 feet (211 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DKK |
More Information: | DKK 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 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK):
- The closest airport to Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) is Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) S of DKK.
- Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport's relatively low elevation of 693 feet, planes can take off or land at Chautauqua County/Dunkirk 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 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,460 miles (18,443 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- 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.
- Just before the Second World War, Lympne was requisitioned by the Fleet Air Arm.
- On 4 June 1937, a British Klemm Swallow made a pilot-less take-off from Lympne and flew for some 35 minutes before crashing into a tree.
- 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 1946, RAF Lympne was handed over to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and became a civil airport once more.
- 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 January 1925, notification that red edge lights had been installed along the runways and taxiways at Lympne was made.
- During the General Strike of 1926, which ran from 3–13 May, the Daily Mail was printed in Paris and flown from there to Lympne on Handley Page W.10 Imperial Airways aircraft.
- In March 1932, the arrangements for flying between Lympne and Croydon in poor visibility were altered.
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- The North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co.
- Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.