Nonstop flight route between Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS), Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,766 miles (or 7,671 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 Sechelt Aerodrome 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 Sechelt Aerodrome and Lympne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS):

• The closest airport to Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) is Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NW of YHS.
• The furthest airport from Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,676 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition to being known as "Sechelt Aerodrome", another name for YHS is "CAP3".
• Because of Sechelt Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Sechelt Aerodrome 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.
• Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):

• 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 1933, Imperial Airway's Armstrong Whitworth Argosy aircraft were replaced by Handley Page H.P.42s.
• In April 1935, Air Traffic Control in the United Kingdom was improved by the introduction of a new control zone system.
• In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".
• In 1941, Lympne was to be the destination for the landing of an aircraft carrying Adolf Hitler in a daring kidnap plot.
• 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 returned to civilian use on 1 January 1946.
• Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
• During the General Strike of 1926, which ran from 3–13 May, the Daily Mail was printed in Paris and flown from there to Lympne on Handley Page W.10 Imperial Airways aircraft.
• 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 May 1921, it was reported that a waiting room for the use of passengers at Lympne was being planned.