Nonstop flight route between Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Red Lake, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lydd International Airport (LYX), Lydd, England, United Kingdom and Red Lake Airport (YRL), Red Lake, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,810 miles (or 6,132 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 Red Lake 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 Red Lake Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lydd International Airport (LYX):

• As of August 2011 Bin Air are operating nightly chartered freight services to Stuttgart using a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In July 2011 CityJet conducted flight tests with the Avro RJ and Fokker 50 to see if the runway needs to be extended for them to begin operating flights.
• The closest airport to Lydd International Airport (LYX) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of LYX.
• Lydd International Airport handled 2,696 passengers last year.
• Lydd International Airport (LYX) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Red Lake Airport (YRL):

• Red Lake Airport (YRL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Those leaving or arriving in Red Lake now enter a building that has a large ticket and rental car counters, luggage carousels, naturally lit seating areas, Nav Canada offices and space for administration.
• The furthest airport from Red Lake Airport (YRL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,569 miles (17,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport operated privately until 1959 when the Department of Transport took over and lighting was installed.
• Red Lake Airport is located 1 km south of the community of Cochenour, Ontario.
• The closest airport to Red Lake Airport (YRL) is Pikangikum Airport (YPM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) N of YRL.
• Construction of a 4,000 ft × 150 ft gravel runway began in 1946 and was put into use of May 29, 1947 when Canadian Pacific Air Lines began daily service from Winnipeg.