Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Greenville, Liberia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), Greenville, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,234 miles (or 5,205 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 Greenville/Sinoe 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 Greenville/Sinoe 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 |
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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: | SNI / GLGE |
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Location: | Greenville, Liberia |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°2'3"N by 9°4'0"W |
Area Served: | Greenville, Liberia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNI |
More Information: | SNI Maps & Info |
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- In January 1925, notification that red edge lights had been installed along the runways and taxiways at Lympne was made.
- On 1 January 1946, RAF Lympne was handed over to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and became a civil airport once more.
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In February 1930, a Towle TA-2 amphibian was a visitor to Lympne.
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of 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.
- 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 1933, Imperial Airway's Armstrong Whitworth Argosy aircraft were replaced by Handley Page H.P.42s.
Facts about Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI):
- Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is nearly antipodal to Greenville/Sinoe Airport (meaning Greenville/Sinoe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aranuka Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Aranuka, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Greenville/Sinoe Airport", other names for SNI include "R.E. Murray Airport" and "Greenville/Sinoe Airport".
- Because of Greenville/Sinoe Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenville/Sinoe 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 Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) ESE of SNI.