Nonstop flight route between Athens, Greece and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH), Athens, Greece and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,439 miles (or 2,316 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 relatively short distance between Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" and Lympne Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH):

• The Main Terminal Building handles the all intra-Schengen flights, as well as several non-Schengen flights.
• Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) is Porto Kheli Airport (PKH), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SW of ATH.
• The Greek government-debt crisis reduced the overall passenger traffic of the airport.
• Because of Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"'s relatively low elevation of 308 feet, planes can take off or land at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" 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.
• Travel to and from the airport requires a special ticket, priced at 8 euros.
• The Satellite Terminal handles non-Schengen flights only.
• The furthest airport from Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"", another name for ATH is "Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος"".
• Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" handled 12,536,038 passengers last year.
• The Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board has an office in Office 1311 in Building 11.

Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):

• Work began on creating a landing ground at Folks Wood, Lympne, in the autumn of 1915.
• The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
• In March 1932, the arrangements for flying between Lympne and Croydon in poor visibility were altered.
• A meeting was held over the Easter weekend in 1928 by the Cinque Ports Flying Club.
• In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
• In April 1935, Air Traffic Control in the United Kingdom was improved by the introduction of a new control zone system.
• In May 1921, it was reported that a waiting room for the use of passengers at Lympne was being planned.
• In May 1939, Lympne was transferred to Fighter Command.
• Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
• A Junkers F.13 called at Lympne on 10 January 1923 to clear customs and then flew to Croydon where it was inspected by Secretary of State for Air Sir Samuel Hoare.
• In May 1919, Lympne was one of the first four customs and excise "Appointed Aerodromes" in the United Kingdom.
• 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.
• 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.