Nonstop flight route between Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Arorae Island, Kiribati:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lasham Airfield (QLA), Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Arorae Island Airport (AIS), Arorae Island, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,079 miles (or 14,610 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 Lasham Airfield and Arorae Island 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 Lasham Airfield and Arorae Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QLA / EGHL |
Airport Name: | Lasham Airfield |
Location: | Lasham, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°11'13"N by 1°2'0"W |
Area Served: | Lasham, Hampshire, England |
Operator/Owner: | Lasham Gliding Society |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 618 feet (188 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QLA |
More Information: | QLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIS / NGTR |
Airport Name: | Arorae Island Airport |
Location: | Arorae Island, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°36'58"S by 176°48'7"E |
Area Served: | Arorae |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AIS |
More Information: | AIS Maps & Info |
Facts about Lasham Airfield (QLA):
- In mid-1943, the airfield was transferred to RAF Fighter Command.
- The club uses two Skylaunch winches, normally delivering launch heights of 1500 ft and over 2000 ft in strong winds.
- In 1954 Dan-Air established a subsidiary, Dan-Air Engineering, at Lasham Airfield to service its own fleet and aircraft belonging to other operators.
- Lasham Airfield (QLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1950 the Army Gliding Club was re-established by Major Tony Deane-Drummond, then an instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
- The furthest airport from Lasham Airfield (QLA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,896 miles (19,145 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lasham Airfield (QLA) is RAF Odiham (ODH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of QLA.
- Because of Lasham Airfield's relatively low elevation of 618 feet, planes can take off or land at Lasham Airfield 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.
Facts about Arorae Island Airport (AIS):
- Because of Arorae Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Arorae Island 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.
- The furthest airport from Arorae Island Airport (AIS) is Takoradi Airport (TKD), which is nearly antipodal to Arorae Island Airport (meaning Arorae Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Takoradi Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana.
- The closest airport to Arorae Island Airport (AIS) is Beru Island Airport (BEZ), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) NNW of AIS.