Nonstop flight route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,701 miles (or 7,566 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 Will Rogers World Airport and Lympne 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 Will Rogers World Airport and Lympne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKC / KOKC |
Airport Name: | Will Rogers World Airport |
Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°23'35"N by 97°36'2"W |
Area Served: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | Oklahoma City Airport Trust |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1295 feet (395 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKC |
More Information: | OKC 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 Will Rogers World Airport (OKC):
- The airport began a $3.8 million maintenance project in September 2011 to rehabilitate and repair two of its three parking garages.
- After completion of their initial training, these units were reassigned to other airfields for secondary training before deployment overseas.
- Lariat Landing is a new development on the east side of the airport grounds that encompasses 1,000 acres.
- The direct aviation parcels of Lariat Landing will be marketed towards aircraft maintenance, aircraft manufacturing, commercial air cargo, and corporate aviation companies.
- In 2012 over 3.68 million passengers passed through Will Rogers World Airport, up 3.4% over 2011.
- The closest airport to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Wiley Post Airport (PWA), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of OKC.
- The April 1957 OAG shows 21 departures a day on Braniff, 15 on American, 5 Central, 4 Continental and 3 TWA.
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) has 4 runways.
- Will Rogers World Airport handled 3,683,051 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,853 miles (17,466 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Lympne Airport (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 September 1939, the base was renamed HMS Daedalus II, but was transferred back to the RAF in May 1940.
- In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
- 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.
- A Junkers F.13 called at Lympne on 10 January 1923 to clear customs and then flew to Croydon where it was inspected by Secretary of State for Air Sir Samuel Hoare.
- In February 1930, a Towle TA-2 amphibian was a visitor to Lympne.
- 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.
- In May 1919, Lympne was one of the first four customs and excise "Appointed Aerodromes" in the United Kingdom.
- The North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co.
- Lympne was also involved in the evolution of air traffic control, with facilities developing and improving during the 1920s and 1930s.