Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Jining, Shandong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Jining Qufu Airport (JNG), Jining, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,299 miles (or 8,528 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 Jining Qufu 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 Jining Qufu 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: | JNG / ZLJN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Jining, Shandong, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°17'34"N by 116°20'48"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JNG | 
| More Information: | JNG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
- 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 January 1925, notification that red edge lights had been installed along the runways and taxiways at Lympne was made.
- Just before the Second World War, Lympne was requisitioned by the Fleet Air Arm.
- On 1 January 1946, RAF Lympne was handed over to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and became a civil airport once more.
- 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 1933, Imperial Airway's Armstrong Whitworth Argosy aircraft were replaced by Handley Page H.P.42s.
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jining Qufu Airport (JNG):
- In addition to being known as "Jining Qufu Airport", other names for JNG include "济宁曲阜机场", "Jìníng Qūfù Jīchǎng" and "ZSJG".
- Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) is Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of JNG.
- The furthest airport from Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) is General Pico Airport (GPO), which is nearly antipodal to Jining Qufu Airport (meaning Jining Qufu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from General Pico Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,969 kilometers) away in General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina.




