Nonstop flight route between Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dillingham Airfield (HDH), Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,260 miles (or 11,683 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 Dillingham Airfield 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 Dillingham Airfield 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: | HDH / PHDH |
| Airport Name: | Dillingham Airfield |
| Location: | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°34'45"N by 158°11'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDH |
| More Information: | HDH 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 Dillingham Airfield (HDH):
- The closest airport to Dillingham Airfield (HDH) is Wheeler AAF (HHI), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of HDH.
- As a general aviation joint-use facility, the airfield has one runway, a UNICOM tower, powered aircraft and glider hangars, and a tie down area for recreation aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Dillingham Airfield (HDH) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Dillingham Airfield (meaning Dillingham Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,995 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- Because of Dillingham Airfield's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillingham Airfield 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.
- Dillingham Airfield (HDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The runway was paved, extended to 9,000 feet long, and a crosswind runway added from 1942-1945.
- Nike missiles were installed in the 1950s, but were obsolete by 1970.
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- In February 1930, a Towle TA-2 amphibian was a visitor to Lympne.
- During the General Strike of 1926, which ran from 3–13 May, the Daily Mail was printed in Paris and flown from there to Lympne on Handley Page W.10 Imperial Airways aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- The North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co.
- In May 1939, Lympne was transferred to Fighter Command.
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
- Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lympne was also involved in the evolution of air traffic control, with facilities developing and improving during the 1920s and 1930s.
- 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.
- 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.
