Nonstop flight route between Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Lympne Airport (LYM), Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,465 miles (or 7,186 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 Lethbridge 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 Lethbridge Airport 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 Lethbridge Airport (YQL):

• Time Air was a regional airline that was initially based in Lethbridge.
• Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
• Between 50 and 60 percent of typical annual aircraft movements are flight training and scheduled air carrier services.
• The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
• From 1939–1948, Lethbridge operated as Western Canada's primary airline hub.
• The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• On 7 February 2009, a general aviation Cessna 150 crash-landed in a field at the airport.
• Late in 1941, the No.

Facts about Lympne Airport (LYM):

• The closest airport to Lympne Airport (LYM) is Lydd International Airport (LYX), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LYM.
• 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.
• A meeting was held over the Easter weekend in 1928 by the Cinque Ports Flying Club.
• In 1941, Lympne was to be the destination for the landing of an aircraft carrying Adolf Hitler in a daring kidnap plot.
• Lympne Airport (LYM) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• On 1 August 1931, the 601 Squadron AuxAF began its annual camp at Lympne.
• In 1918, Lympne was designated a First Class Landing Ground and the Day and Night Bombing Observation School was formed here in May.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Lympne Airport", another name for LYM is "Ashford Airport".