Nonstop flight route between Henderson, United States and Lasham, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), Henderson, United States and Lasham Airfield (QLA), Lasham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,216 miles (or 8,394 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 Henderson Executive Airport and Lasham Airfield, 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 Henderson Executive Airport and Lasham Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Henderson Executive Airport (HSH):

• The closest airport to Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) is McCarran International Airport (LAS), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) N of HSH.
• Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Henderson Executive Airport is a public airport located 11 nautical miles south of the central business district of Las Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada, United States.
• The terminal building houses car rental, flight school and line service facilities, as well as the Landings Restaurant.
• In addition to being known as "Henderson Executive Airport", another name for HSH is "HND".

Facts about Lasham Airfield (QLA):

• Lasham Gliding Society was established in 1958 to unify operations of the gliding clubs that had been operating since 1951.
• LGS's 90+ instructors train new pilots at all stages from Ab initio through to competitive cross-country flying.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Lasham Airfield (QLA) is RAF Odiham (ODH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of QLA.
• The airfield ceased to be an operational Royal Air Force station in 1948, though General Aircraft Ltd continued testing military gliders there.
• Derek Piggott was Chief Flying Instructor at Lasham during much of the period from 1953 to 1989.
• The airfield was constructed in 1942.
• 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.
• In mid-1943, the airfield was transferred to RAF Fighter Command.
• Lasham Airfield (QLA) currently has only 1 runway.