Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and José Coleto Airport (JPR), Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,684 miles (or 9,147 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 José Coleto 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 José Coleto Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):

• In May 1949, it was reported that Lympne had made a loss of £17,000 and that the Air Ministry was looking to dispose of it, although it was thought that should a sale not materialise it would continue in operation.
• In April 1935, Air Traffic Control in the United Kingdom was improved by the introduction of a new control zone system.
• From 1–31 May 1924, the Royal Air Force conducted a number of night flying experiments.
• 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 January 1929, a Notice to Airmen said that when visibility was bad any aircraft not fitted with radios were warned against using the Croydon–Edenbridge–Ashford–Lympne route or any of the alternative routes notified in 1927.
• The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
• In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
• 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.
• Just before the Second World War, Lympne was requisitioned by the Fleet Air Arm.
• 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.
• Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about José Coleto Airport (JPR):

• Because of José Coleto Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at José Coleto 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 José Coleto Airport (JPR) is Aripuanã Airport (AIR), which is located 172 miles (277 kilometers) ENE of JPR.
• José Coleto Airport (JPR) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "José Coleto Airport", other names for JPR include "Aeroporto José Coleto" and "SBJI".
• The furthest airport from José Coleto Airport (JPR) is Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS), which is nearly antipodal to José Coleto Airport (meaning José Coleto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Puerto Princesa International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Puerto Princesa City, Philippines.