Nonstop flight route between Lyon, France and Keetmanshoop, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), Lyon, France and Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP), Keetmanshoop, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,060 miles (or 8,143 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–Saint Exupéry Airport and Keetmanshoop 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–Saint Exupéry Airport and Keetmanshoop Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYS / LFLL |
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Location: | Lyon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'32"N by 5°4'51"E |
Area Served: | Lyon, France |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroport de Lyon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 821 feet (250 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYS |
More Information: | LYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMP / FYKT |
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Location: | Keetmanshoop, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°32'22"S by 18°6'41"E |
Area Served: | Keetmanshoop, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3506 feet (1,069 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMP |
More Information: | KMP Maps & Info |
Facts about Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS):
- Because of Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport's relatively low elevation of 821 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyon–Saint Exupéry 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.
- Coach links connect the airport with the centre of Lyon and other towns in the area including Chambéry and Grenoble.
- Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport handled 8,451,039 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (meaning Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,284 miles (19,770 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2013, the airport served 8,562,298 passengers, an increase of 1.3% over the previous year.
- Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport", another name for LYS is "Aéroport Lyon-Saint Exupéry".
- The closest airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) W of LYS.
Facts about Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP):
- The closest airport to Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) is Karasburg Airport (KAS), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) SSE of KMP.
- In addition to being known as "Keetmanshoop Airport", another name for KMP is "Keetmanshoop Airport".
- Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Keetmanshoop Airport (meaning Keetmanshoop Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,100 miles (19,474 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.