Nonstop flight route between Lyon, France and Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), Lyon, France and Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF), Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,899 miles (or 7,884 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 Lyon–Bron Airport and Arapahoe Municipal 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 Lyon–Bron Airport and Arapahoe Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYN / LFLY |
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Location: | Lyon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'45"N by 4°56'20"E |
Area Served: | Lyon, France |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroports de Lyon SA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 659 feet (201 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYN |
More Information: | LYN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHF / |
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Location: | Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°20'21"N by 99°54'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Arapahoe Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2270 feet (692 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AHF |
More Information: | AHF Maps & Info |
Facts about Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN):
- After the Normandy Invasion of France by Allied Forces, the USAAF 50th Fighter Group used the airport flying P-47 Thunderbolts in support of ground forces in Southern France from September 25 though November, 1944.
- After the war, it was the main commercial airport for Lyon.
- The airport was established in 1920 and became an international airport in 1924 with flights to Geneva, Switzerland.
- The furthest airport from Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lyon–Bron Airport (meaning Lyon–Bron Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,288 miles (19,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1975 commercial airline traffic was moved to the new Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, and Bron Airport is now used for general aviation.
- In addition to being known as "Lyon–Bron Airport", another name for LYN is "Aéroport de Lyon-BronAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-6".
- Lyon–Bron Airport is an airport located in Bron, 10 kilometres east of Lyon, both communes of the Rhône department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
- The closest airport to Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) is Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of LYN.
- Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lyon–Bron Airport's relatively low elevation of 659 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyon–Bron 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.
Facts about Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF):
- The furthest airport from Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,705 miles (17,227 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Arapahoe Municipal Airport", other names for AHF include "none" and "37V".
- The closest airport to Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) is Jim Kelly Field (LXN), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NNE of AHF.