Nonstop flight route between Ghriss, Algeria and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ghriss Airport (MUW), Ghriss, Algeria and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,098 miles (or 1,767 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 Ghriss Airport and Lympne Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUW / DAOV |
Airport Name: | Ghriss Airport |
Location: | Ghriss, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'27"N by 0°8'49"E |
Area Served: | Mascara, Algeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1686 feet (514 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUW |
More Information: | MUW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYM / EGMK |
Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Ghriss Airport (MUW):
- The furthest airport from Ghriss Airport (MUW) is Whakatane Airport (WHK), which is nearly antipodal to Ghriss Airport (meaning Ghriss Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whakatane Airport), and is located 12,177 miles (19,598 kilometers) away in Whakatane, New Zealand.
- Ghriss Airport (MUW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ghriss Airport (MUW) is Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of MUW.
Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- From 1–31 May 1924, the Royal Air Force conducted a number of night flying experiments.
- 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.
- Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In February 1930, a Towle TA-2 amphibian was a visitor to Lympne.
- The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of 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.
- In January 1922, a 78-foot high mast for an anemometer was being erected at the south west corner of Lympne Aerodrome.