Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Mannheim, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Mannheim City Airport (MHG), Mannheim, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 349 miles (or 562 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 relatively short distance between Lympne Airport and Mannheim City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):

• A Junkers F.13 called at Lympne on 10 January 1923 to clear customs and then flew to Croydon where it was inspected by Secretary of State for Air Sir Samuel Hoare.
• The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
• In September 1939, the base was renamed HMS Daedalus II, but was transferred back to the RAF in May 1940.
• Just before the Second World War, Lympne was requisitioned by the Fleet Air Arm.
• In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
• Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 March 1932, the arrangements for flying between Lympne and Croydon in poor visibility were altered.
• 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.
• From 1–31 May 1924, the Royal Air Force conducted a number of night flying experiments.

Facts about Mannheim City Airport (MHG):

• In 1926 the airfield was transferred to Mannheim-Neuostheim, its present site.
• The furthest airport from Mannheim City Airport (MHG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,980 miles (19,280 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Mannheim City Airport (MHG) has 2 runways.
• There are ongoing controversial discussions about shutting down the airport in the future and proposals are being considered, such as using the site for the 2023 Bundesgartenschau.
• The aerodrome also serves as an important heliport for medevac or VIP transports.
• The first commercial airport in Mannheim was founded on May 16, 1925 as Flughafen Mannheim-Heidelberg-Ludwigshafen in the northern district of Sandhofen.
• Because of Mannheim City Airport's relatively low elevation of 309 feet, planes can take off or land at Mannheim City 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 closest airport to Mannheim City Airport (MHG) is Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of MHG.
• In addition to being known as "Mannheim City Airport", another name for MHG is "City-Airport Mannheim".
• Up until that time, a provisional container building had been used as the terminal, but new facilities opened in 1998.