Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP), Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,547 miles (or 4,100 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 Lympne Airport and Saint-Pierre 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 Lympne Airport and Saint-Pierre Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSP / LFVP | 
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| Location: | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°45'47"N by 56°10'27"W | 
| Area Served: | Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | 
| Operator/Owner: | Service de l'aviation civile de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FSP | 
| More Information: | FSP Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- 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.
 - The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
 - On 1 August 1931, the 601 Squadron AuxAF began its annual camp at Lympne.
 - 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.
 - From 1–31 May 1924, the Royal Air Force conducted a number of night flying experiments.
 - In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
 - On 12 March 1938, Captain Davis, managing director of the Cinque Ports Flying Club, was killed in an accident shortly after take-off from Lympne.
 - In May 1921, it was reported that a waiting room for the use of passengers at Lympne was being planned.
 
Facts about Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP):
- Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) is Miquelon Airport (MQC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNW of FSP.
 - The airport was completed in August 1999 and consists of four buildings and a control tower.
 - Because of Saint-Pierre Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint-Pierre 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 addition to being known as "Saint-Pierre Airport", another name for FSP is "Aéroport de Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche".
 - The furthest airport from Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,562 miles (18,608 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
 
