Nonstop flight route between Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Jerez de la Frontera, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom and Jerez Airport (XRY), Jerez de la Frontera, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,050 miles (or 1,690 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 relatively short distance between Lympne Airport and Jerez Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | XRY / LEJR |
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| Location: | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°44'40"N by 6°3'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 93 feet (28 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XRY |
| More Information: | XRY Maps & Info |
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- From 2 to 16 August 1936, No.
- In January 1934, a new radio, telegraph and telephone link was installed at Lympne and St Inglevert which came into operation on 26 January.
- On 1 January 1927, new regulations came into effect which meant that aircraft carrying 10 or more passengers would have to carry a radio operator in addition to the pilot.
- 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 1922, a 78-foot high mast for an anemometer was being erected at the south west corner of Lympne Aerodrome.
- On 1 January 1946, RAF Lympne was handed over to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and became a civil airport once more.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
- Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jerez Airport (XRY):
- In addition to being known as "Jerez Airport", another name for XRY is "Aeropuerto de Jerez".
- The furthest airport from Jerez Airport (XRY) is Auckland Airport (AKL), which is nearly antipodal to Jerez Airport (meaning Jerez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Auckland Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,934 kilometers) away in Mangere, New Zealand.
- Jerez Airport is conveniently located for access to Gibraltar, Cadiz, Tarifa, Seville and the Costa del Sol which is a 90-minute drive away.
- The closest airport to Jerez Airport (XRY) is Seville Airport (SVQ), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) N of XRY.
- Because of Jerez Airport's relatively low elevation of 93 feet, planes can take off or land at Jerez 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.
- Ryanair introduced regular flights between Jerez Airport and London which helped increase passenger numbers at the airport to 1.1 million in 2004.
- Jerez Airport (XRY) currently has only 1 runway.
