Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Yagoua, Cameroon:
Departure Airport:
(51°4'58"N by 1°1'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°21'23"N by 15°14'15"E)
Distance from LYM to GXX:
2,926.97 miles (4,710.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Yagoua Airport (GXX), Yagoua, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,927 miles (or 4,710 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 Yagoua 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 Yagoua 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | GXX / FKKJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yagoua, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°21'23"N by 15°14'15"E |
| Area Served: | Yagoua |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1070 feet (326 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GXX |
| More Information: | GXX Maps & Info |
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- A meeting was held over the Easter weekend in 1928 by the Cinque Ports Flying Club.
- In May 1921, it was reported that a waiting room for the use of passengers at Lympne was being planned.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
- 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.
Facts about Yagoua Airport (GXX):
- The furthest airport from Yagoua Airport (GXX) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Yagoua Airport (meaning Yagoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,603 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Yagoua Airport (GXX) is Bongor Airport (OGR), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ESE of GXX.
- In addition to being known as "Yagoua Airport", another name for GXX is "Yagoua Airport (Yagoua)".
- Yagoua Airport (GXX) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.40 miles (15.12 km) SSW | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 22.88 miles (36.83 km) NE | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 28.99 miles (46.66 km) NW | Rochester Airport (RCS) | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 36.45 miles (58.66 km) NNW | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 41.48 miles (66.75 km) ESE | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 6 | 45.93 miles (73.91 km) WNW | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 47.46 miles (76.38 km) SE | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 8 | 50.77 miles (81.71 km) NW | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 50.89 miles (81.90 km) W | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 52.56 miles (84.58 km) W | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 59.69 miles (96.07 km) WSW | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 64.83 miles (104.33 km) NNW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 65.36 miles (105.18 km) NNW | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 65.93 miles (106.11 km) N | Ipswich Airport (IPW) | Ipswich, England | |
| 15 | 66.76 miles (107.44 km) E | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) | Dunkerque, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,920.69 miles (19,184.45 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,827.76 miles (19,034.89 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,813.96 miles (19,012.67 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,785.02 miles (18,966.10 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,784.54 miles (18,965.33 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,781.02 miles (18,959.67 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,779.37 miles (18,957.01 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,775.39 miles (18,950.61 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,765.27 miles (18,934.32 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,744.02 miles (18,900.13 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,737.94 miles (18,890.33 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,733.32 miles (18,882.90 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,728.09 miles (18,874.48 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,721.10 miles (18,863.23 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,701.38 miles (18,831.50 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.74 miles (17.29 km) ESE | Bongor Airport (OGR) | Bongor, Chad | |
| 2 | 56.93 miles (91.61 km) WSW | Kaélé Airport (KLE) | Kaélé, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 66.95 miles (107.75 km) W | Salak Airport (MVR) | Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 98.70 miles (158.83 km) SE | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad | |
| 5 | 101.19 miles (162.85 km) E | Bousso Airport (OUT) | Bousso, Chad | |
| 6 | 123.56 miles (198.85 km) N | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| 7 | 132.49 miles (213.23 km) SSE | Moundou Airport (MQQ) | Moundou, Chad | |
| 8 | 145.39 miles (233.98 km) WSW | Garoua International Airport (GOU) | Garoua, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 179.18 miles (288.37 km) NW | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 187.27 miles (301.39 km) NE | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 11 | 190.27 miles (306.21 km) ENE | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 12 | 205.67 miles (330.99 km) WSW | Yola Airport (YOL) | Yola, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 215.94 miles (347.51 km) N | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 14 | 229.47 miles (369.29 km) ESE | Sarh Airport (SRH) | Sarh, Chad | |
| 15 | 261.91 miles (421.50 km) N | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,181.07 miles (19,603.48 km) W | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,024.37 miles (19,351.30 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 3 | 12,019.28 miles (19,343.10 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,012.90 miles (19,332.84 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,952.99 miles (19,236.43 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,907.23 miles (19,162.79 km) ESE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,891.69 miles (19,137.78 km) ESE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,878.96 miles (19,117.29 km) ESE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,862.39 miles (19,090.62 km) ESE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,742.49 miles (18,897.67 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 11 | 11,728.57 miles (18,875.25 km) SE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 12 | 11,637.70 miles (18,729.01 km) ESE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,630.15 miles (18,716.86 km) SW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,621.42 miles (18,702.82 km) ESE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,618.38 miles (18,697.92 km) SSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |