Nonstop flight route between Majkin, Marshall Islands and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Majkin Airport (MJE), Majkin, Marshall Islands and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,300 miles (or 13,358 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 Majkin Airport and Lympne 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 Majkin Airport and Lympne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJE / |
Airport Name: | Majkin Airport |
Location: | Majkin, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°45'43"N by 168°15'51"E |
Area Served: | Majkin, Namu Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from MJE |
More Information: | MJE Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Majkin Airport (MJE):
- The closest airport to Majkin Airport (MJE) is Woja Airport (WJA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SE of MJE.
- The furthest airport from Majkin Airport (MJE) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Majkin Airport (meaning Majkin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,254 miles (19,721 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- On 1 January 1927, new regulations came into effect which meant that aircraft carrying 10 or more passengers would have to carry a radio operator in addition to the pilot.
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
- 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 January 1929, a Notice to Airmen said that when visibility was bad any aircraft not fitted with radios were warned against using the Croydon–Edenbridge–Ashford–Lympne route or any of the alternative routes notified in 1927.
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- 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 May 1919, Lympne was one of the first four customs and excise "Appointed Aerodromes" in the United Kingdom.
- In February 1930, a Towle TA-2 amphibian was a visitor to Lympne.
- In September 1939, the base was renamed HMS Daedalus II, but was transferred back to the RAF in May 1940.
- Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.