Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Pattani, Thailand:
Departure Airport:
(51°4'58"N by 1°1'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°47'7"N by 101°9'12"E)
Distance from LYM to PAN:
6,289.09 miles (10,121.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Pattani Airport (PAN), Pattani, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,289 miles (or 10,121 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 Lympne Airport and Pattani 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 Lympne Airport and Pattani Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYM / EGMK |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAN / VTSK |
| Airport Name: | Pattani Airport |
| Location: | Pattani, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°47'7"N by 101°9'12"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from PAN |
| More Information: | PAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- 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.
- Just before the Second World War, Lympne was requisitioned by the Fleet Air Arm.
- 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 February 1930, a Towle TA-2 amphibian was a visitor to Lympne.
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In September 1939, the base was renamed HMS Daedalus II, but was transferred back to the RAF in May 1940.
- In May 1921, it was reported that a waiting room for the use of passengers at Lympne was being planned.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
Facts about Pattani Airport (PAN):
- Because of Pattani Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Pattani 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 Pattani Airport (PAN) is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), which is nearly antipodal to Pattani Airport (meaning Pattani Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Cajamarca, Peru.
- The closest airport to Pattani Airport (PAN) is Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) W of PAN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.40 miles (15.12 km) SSW | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 22.88 miles (36.83 km) NE | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 28.99 miles (46.66 km) NW | Rochester Airport (RCS) | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 36.45 miles (58.66 km) NNW | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 41.48 miles (66.75 km) ESE | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 6 | 45.93 miles (73.91 km) WNW | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 47.46 miles (76.38 km) SE | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 8 | 50.77 miles (81.71 km) NW | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 50.89 miles (81.90 km) W | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 52.56 miles (84.58 km) W | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 59.69 miles (96.07 km) WSW | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 64.83 miles (104.33 km) NNW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 65.36 miles (105.18 km) NNW | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 65.93 miles (106.11 km) N | Ipswich Airport (IPW) | Ipswich, England | |
| 15 | 66.76 miles (107.44 km) E | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) | Dunkerque, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,920.69 miles (19,184.45 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,827.76 miles (19,034.89 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,813.96 miles (19,012.67 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,785.02 miles (18,966.10 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,784.54 miles (18,965.33 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,781.02 miles (18,959.67 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,779.37 miles (18,957.01 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,775.39 miles (18,950.61 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,765.27 miles (18,934.32 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,744.02 miles (18,900.13 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,737.94 miles (18,890.33 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,733.32 miles (18,882.90 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,728.09 miles (18,874.48 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,721.10 miles (18,863.23 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,701.38 miles (18,831.50 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.18 miles (85.58 km) W | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 2 | 65.86 miles (106.00 km) SW | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 89.13 miles (143.45 km) ESE | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 102.37 miles (164.75 km) WSW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 105.13 miles (169.20 km) SSW | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 105.13 miles (169.20 km) SSW | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 116.62 miles (187.68 km) WNW | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 8 | 119.18 miles (191.80 km) SSW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 153.19 miles (246.53 km) S | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 174.18 miles (280.31 km) WNW | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 11 | 180.24 miles (290.07 km) S | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 204.93 miles (329.80 km) NNW | Samui International Airport (USM) | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 13 | 212.99 miles (342.77 km) NW | Surat Thani International Airport (URT) | Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 14 | 214.91 miles (345.86 km) WNW | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 15 | 228.60 miles (367.90 km) SE | Kerteh Airport (KTE) | Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,402.19 miles (19,959.34 km) SW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,369.45 miles (19,906.65 km) E | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,357.75 miles (19,887.82 km) WSW | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,345.47 miles (19,868.07 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,289.19 miles (19,777.48 km) W | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,273.10 miles (19,751.60 km) SE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,271.96 miles (19,749.76 km) S | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,254.23 miles (19,721.23 km) SSE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,240.69 miles (19,699.44 km) S | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,240.28 miles (19,698.78 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,239.57 miles (19,697.63 km) WSW | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,211.65 miles (19,652.70 km) SE | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,192.58 miles (19,622.01 km) SSE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,189.72 miles (19,617.41 km) SSE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,176.68 miles (19,596.41 km) SW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |