Nonstop flight route between Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(50°57'21"N by 0°56'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°0'0"S by 19°36'0"E)
Distance from LYX to IDF:
4,021.78 miles (6,472.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lydd International Airport (LYX), Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Idiofa Airport (IDF), Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,022 miles (or 6,472 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 Lydd International Airport and Idiofa 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 Lydd International Airport and Idiofa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYX / EGMD |
| Airport Name: | Lydd International Airport |
| Location: | Lydd, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'21"N by 0°56'21"E |
| Area Served: | London, East Sussex and Kent |
| Operator/Owner: | London Ashford Airport Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYX |
| More Information: | LYX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IDF / FZCB |
| Airport Name: | Idiofa Airport |
| Location: | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°0'0"S by 19°36'0"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2299 feet (701 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from IDF |
| More Information: | IDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Lydd International Airport (LYX):
- On 12 April 2014, Newmarket Holidays, which offers flights to Verona and Naples in Italy, said it would move its Kent departures from Manston to Lydd Airport.
- Lydd Airport has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
- The closest airport to Lydd International Airport (LYX) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of LYX.
- The furthest airport from Lydd International Airport (LYX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,928 miles (19,197 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- During the 1980s the airport was bought by Hards Travel from Solihull, who used the airport as its base for its holiday operations to Spain, Italy and Austria, using Dart Herald and Viscount aircraft flying to Beauvais in France, where customers were transferred to coaches for the remainder of the journey.
- Lydd International Airport (LYX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lydd International Airport handled 2,696 passengers last year.
- Because of Lydd International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Lydd International 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.
Facts about Idiofa Airport (IDF):
- The furthest airport from Idiofa Airport (IDF) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Idiofa Airport (meaning Idiofa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,141 miles (19,539 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Idiofa Airport (IDF) is Kikwit Airport (KKW), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of IDF.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.40 miles (15.12 km) NNE | Lympne Airport (LYM) | Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 31.98 miles (51.47 km) NNE | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 33.25 miles (53.51 km) NW | Rochester Airport (RCS) | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 42.85 miles (68.96 km) SE | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 5 | 43.75 miles (70.40 km) NNW | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 44.05 miles (70.90 km) E | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 7 | 47.06 miles (75.74 km) WNW | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 50.05 miles (80.54 km) WNW | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 50.82 miles (81.78 km) WNW | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 53.87 miles (86.70 km) NW | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 54.52 miles (87.74 km) W | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 68.51 miles (110.26 km) SE | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 13 | 70.43 miles (113.34 km) E | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) | Dunkerque, France | |
| 14 | 70.51 miles (113.47 km) WNW | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 70.99 miles (114.25 km) NNW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,928.34 miles (19,196.75 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,835.21 miles (19,046.88 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,822.07 miles (19,025.73 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,792.92 miles (18,978.81 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,791.32 miles (18,976.24 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,789.64 miles (18,973.54 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,788.24 miles (18,971.28 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,782.05 miles (18,961.32 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,772.83 miles (18,946.48 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,753.21 miles (18,914.92 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,745.66 miles (18,902.76 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,740.79 miles (18,894.92 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,736.31 miles (18,887.72 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,729.37 miles (18,876.54 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,710.21 miles (18,845.70 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.11 miles (90.30 km) W | Kikwit Airport (KKW) | Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 74.28 miles (119.54 km) NE | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 185.79 miles (298.99 km) SSE | Dundo Airport (DUE) | Dundo, Angola | |
| 4 | 192.31 miles (309.50 km) NW | Bandundu Airport (FDU) | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 205.67 miles (331.00 km) NW | Nioki Airport (NIO) | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 206.91 miles (332.98 km) ESE | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 223.15 miles (359.13 km) SSE | Nzagi Airport (NZA) | Nzagi (Andrada), Angola | |
| 8 | 229.57 miles (369.46 km) NNW | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 248.75 miles (400.32 km) N | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 250.17 miles (402.60 km) SSE | Lucapa Airport (LBZ) | Lukapa, Angola | |
| 11 | 260.08 miles (418.56 km) E | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 283.71 miles (456.58 km) ESE | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 283.76 miles (456.67 km) SSW | Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) | Cafunfo, Angola | |
| 14 | 287.12 miles (462.07 km) ENE | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 289.28 miles (465.55 km) W | N'djili Airport (FIH) | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,140.82 miles (19,538.70 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,489.63 miles (18,490.72 km) NE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,417.32 miles (18,374.36 km) NE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 4 | 11,377.14 miles (18,309.69 km) NNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,373.30 miles (18,303.51 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,364.16 miles (18,288.81 km) NNW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,357.88 miles (18,278.69 km) NNW | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,352.58 miles (18,270.16 km) NNW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,338.84 miles (18,248.06 km) NNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,321.84 miles (18,220.69 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,306.50 miles (18,196.00 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,306.45 miles (18,195.93 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,305.88 miles (18,195.01 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,299.31 miles (18,184.44 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,298.99 miles (18,183.91 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |