Nonstop flight route between Paris, Tennessee, United States and Lyon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Henry County Airport (PHT), Paris, Tennessee, United States and Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), Lyon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,625 miles (or 7,443 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 Henry County Airport and Lyon–Bron 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 Henry County Airport and Lyon–Bron Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHT / KPHT |
Airport Name: | Henry County Airport |
Location: | Paris, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°20'17"N by 88°22'58"W |
Area Served: | Paris, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | Henry County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 580 feet (177 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHT |
More Information: | PHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYN / LFLY |
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Location: | Lyon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'45"N by 4°56'20"E |
Area Served: | Lyon, France |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroports de Lyon SA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 659 feet (201 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYN |
More Information: | LYN Maps & Info |
Facts about Henry County Airport (PHT):
- Because of Henry County Airport's relatively low elevation of 580 feet, planes can take off or land at Henry County 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.
- Henry County Airport (PHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Henry County Airport (PHT) is Murray-Calloway County Airport (CEY), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) N of PHT.
- The furthest airport from Henry County Airport (PHT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,868 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN):
- After the 1940 Battle of France during World War II initially the Lyon area was part of the southern unoccupied zone of France, and limited air service remained at the airport.
- Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1975 commercial airline traffic was moved to the new Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, and Bron Airport is now used for general aviation.
- The furthest airport from Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lyon–Bron Airport (meaning Lyon–Bron Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,288 miles (19,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- It was used as a military airfield beginning in 1943 by the German Luftwaffe, being used as a RADAR station by Nachtjagdraumführer 109 to detect Royal Air Force bombers flying over Occupied France at night to targets in Italy.
- The closest airport to Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) is Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of LYN.
- In addition to being known as "Lyon–Bron Airport", another name for LYN is "Aéroport de Lyon-BronAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-6".
- Because of Lyon–Bron Airport's relatively low elevation of 659 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyon–Bron 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.