Nonstop flight route between Nosara, Costa Rica and Lasham, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nosara Airport (NOB), Nosara, Costa Rica and Lasham Airfield (QLA), Lasham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,450 miles (or 8,771 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 Nosara 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 Nosara Airport and Lasham Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOB / MRNS |
Airport Name: | Nosara Airport |
Location: | Nosara, Costa Rica |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°58'35"N by 85°39'11"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NOB |
More Information: | NOB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Nosara Airport (NOB):
- Nosara Airport (NOB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nosara Airport (NOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Nosara Airport (meaning Nosara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,209 miles (19,649 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Nosara Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Nosara 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 closest airport to Nosara Airport (NOB) is Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of NOB.
Facts about Lasham Airfield (QLA):
- 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.
- 212 gliders are based at Lasham which are used by 666 members, plus social members.
- A notable operation was by 613 Squadron.
- Lasham Airfield is located 3.6 miles north-west of Alton in Hampshire, England, in the village of Lasham.
- Lasham Airfield (QLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lasham Airfield (QLA) is RAF Odiham (ODH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of QLA.
- It was built in 1942 and was a RAF Station during the Second World War, many significant operations being flown from it.
- 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.