Nonstop flight route between Lesobeng, Lesotho and Osh, Kyrgyzstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lesobeng Airport (LES), Lesobeng, Lesotho and Osh International Airport (OSS), Osh, Kyrgyzstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,632 miles (or 9,064 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 Lesobeng Airport and Osh International 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 Lesobeng Airport and Osh International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LES / FXLS |
Airport Name: | Lesobeng Airport |
Location: | Lesobeng, Lesotho |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°45'20"S by 28°21'24"E |
Area Served: | Lesobeng |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7130 feet (2,173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LES |
More Information: | LES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSS / UAFO |
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Location: | Osh, Kyrgyzstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°36'32"N by 72°47'35"E |
Area Served: | Osh |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2927 feet (892 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OSS |
More Information: | OSS Maps & Info |
Facts about Lesobeng Airport (LES):
- Because of Lesobeng Airport's high elevation of 7,130 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LES. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LES a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Lesobeng Airport (LES) is Semonkong Airport (SOK), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of LES.
- Lesobeng Airport (LES) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lesobeng Airport (LES) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,760 miles (18,926 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Osh International Airport (OSS):
- The closest airport to Osh International Airport (OSS) is Andizhan International Airport (AZN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of OSS.
- Osh International Airport (OSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Osh International Airport (OSS) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,499 miles (18,506 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Osh International Airport", other names for OSS include "Ош эл аралык аэропорту", "OSS (ОШШ)" and "UCFO".
- On 28 December 2011, Kyrgyzstan Tupolev TU-134A, registration EX-020, operating flight QH3 from Bishkek to Osh, Kyrgyzstan, with 73 passengers and 6 crew suffered a hard landing on Osh's runway 12 resulting in the collapse of the right main gear, right wing separation and the aircraft rolling on its back in fog and low visibility.