Nonstop flight route between Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States:
Departure Airport:
(50°57'21"N by 0°56'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(21°9'10"N by 157°5'47"W)
Distance from LYX to MKK:
7,278.38 miles (11,713.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lydd International Airport (LYX), Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Molokai Airport (MKK), Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,278 miles (or 11,713 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 Molokai 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 Molokai 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: | MKK / PHMK |
| Airport Name: | Molokai Airport |
| Location: | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°9'10"N by 157°5'47"W |
| Area Served: | Kaunakakai, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKK |
| More Information: | MKK Maps & Info |
Facts about Lydd International Airport (LYX):
- Lydd International Airport (LYX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Lydd International Airport handled 2,696 passengers last year.
- Lydd Air is based at the airport, offering regular flights to Le Touquet in northern France.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lydd International Airport (LYX) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of LYX.
- 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.
Facts about Molokai Airport (MKK):
- The furthest airport from Molokai Airport (MKK) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Molokai Airport (meaning Molokai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- The closest airport to Molokai Airport (MKK) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of MKK.
- Island Air ended flights between Honolulu and Molokai Airport on April 1, 2014.
- Because of Molokai Airport's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Molokai 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.
- Molokai Airport occupies 288 acres at an elevation of 454 ft above mean sea level on the central plateau of the island of Molokai.
- Molokai Airport (MKK) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 8.88 miles (14.29 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 27.04 miles (43.52 km) SSE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 30.28 miles (48.73 km) ESE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 46.39 miles (74.66 km) ESE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 54.42 miles (87.58 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 54.42 miles (87.58 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 63.62 miles (102.39 km) W | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 64.90 miles (104.45 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 74.04 miles (119.15 km) ESE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 76.72 miles (123.47 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 100.72 miles (162.10 km) SE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 119.04 miles (191.58 km) SE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 121.92 miles (196.21 km) SE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 127.27 miles (204.82 km) SE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 154.92 miles (249.31 km) WNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,348.40 miles (19,872.77 km) SSW | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,348.38 miles (19,872.75 km) ESE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 3 | 12,227.61 miles (19,678.38 km) SSE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 4 | 12,179.93 miles (19,601.65 km) SSW | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 5 | 12,177.25 miles (19,597.33 km) SSE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 6 | 12,172.73 miles (19,590.07 km) SSW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 7 | 12,168.22 miles (19,582.80 km) ESE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 8 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) SSW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 9 | 12,152.03 miles (19,556.75 km) SW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | 12,142.28 miles (19,541.06 km) W | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 11 | 12,138.28 miles (19,534.62 km) SW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 12 | 12,133.92 miles (19,527.60 km) SE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 13 | 12,133.33 miles (19,526.66 km) SW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 14 | 12,117.53 miles (19,501.23 km) WSW | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 15 | 12,109.14 miles (19,487.72 km) ESE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |