Nonstop flight route between Aizawl, India and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lengpui Airport (AJL), Aizawl, India and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,019 miles (or 8,077 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 Lengpui 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 Lengpui Airport and Lympne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lengpui Airport (AJL):

• In addition to being known as "Lengpui Airport", other names for AJL include "Aizawl Airport", "लेंगपुई हवाई अड्डे" and "VELP".
• Lengpui Airport (AJL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The 2,500 metre runway of the Lengpui airport is unique in that it has many hilly streams running underneath.
• The furthest airport from Lengpui Airport (AJL) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,428 miles (18,392 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• On 4 May 2011, a Northeast Shuttle's Cessna Caravan crash landed at Lengpui airport, overshooting the runway.
• The closest airport to Lengpui Airport (AJL) is Kailashahar Airport (IXH), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NW of AJL.

Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):

• Just before the Second World War, Lympne was requisitioned by the Fleet Air Arm.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
• Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 1941, Lympne was to be the destination for the landing of an aircraft carrying Adolf Hitler in a daring kidnap plot.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of 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.