Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,373 miles (or 7,037 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 Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا, 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 Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا. 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):

• 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 January 1946, RAF Lympne was handed over to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and became a civil airport once more.
• 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 May 1919, Lympne was one of the first four customs and excise "Appointed Aerodromes" in the United Kingdom.
• 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 1934, a new radio, telegraph and telephone link was installed at Lympne and St Inglevert which came into operation on 26 January.
• 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 addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
• In 1933, Imperial Airway's Armstrong Whitworth Argosy aircraft were replaced by Handley Page H.P.42s.
• From 2 to 16 August 1936, No.
• Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In February 1930, a Towle TA-2 amphibian was a visitor to Lympne.

Facts about Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU):

• Chakeri Air Force Station
• Because of Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا 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 Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) is Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) NE of KNU.
• In addition to being known as "Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا", other names for KNU include "Chakeri Air Force Station" and "VICX".
• UP Govt has cleared 50 acres of land for expansion of Kanpur airport and a new terminal building.
• The furthest airport from Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,828 miles (19,035 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) has 2 runways.
• Anticipating growth in passenger traffic, the Airports Authority of India is planning to expand the Chakeri Civil Enclave.