Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC), Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,134 miles (or 9,871 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 Kampong Chhnang 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 Kampong Chhnang 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: | KZC / VDKH |
| Airport Name: | Kampong Chhnang Airport |
| Location: | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°15'18"N by 104°33'48"E |
| Area Served: | Kompong Chhnang, Cambodia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KZC |
| More Information: | KZC Maps & Info |
Facts about Lympne Airport (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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
- In January 1922, a 78-foot high mast for an anemometer was being erected at the south west corner of Lympne Aerodrome.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- On 1 January 1946, RAF Lympne was handed over to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and became a civil airport once more.
Facts about Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC):
- Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) is Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU), which is nearly antipodal to Kampong Chhnang Airport (meaning Kampong Chhnang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Jauja, Peru.
- The closest airport to Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) is Krakor Airport (KZD), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NW of KZC.
- Because of Kampong Chhnang Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Kampong Chhnang 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.
