Nonstop flight route between Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States and Lasham, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Olive Branch Airport (OLV), Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States and Lasham Airfield (QLA), Lasham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,336 miles (or 6,978 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 Olive Branch 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 Olive Branch 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 Olive Branch Airport (OLV):

• The furthest airport from Olive Branch Airport (OLV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,021 miles (17,736 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Olive Branch Airport (OLV) is Memphis International Airport (MEM), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OLV.
• Facilities include a general aviation terminal, 25 conventional hangars, 26 T-hangar units, and 140 paved tie-down spaces.
• Any aircraft from a small training aircraft to a Bombardier Global Express business jet can operate to, from, and around Olive Branch Airport.
• Olive Branch Airport (OLV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Olive Branch Airport's relatively low elevation of 402 feet, planes can take off or land at Olive Branch 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.
• Olive Branch Airport covers an area of 414 acres at an elevation of 402 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Lasham Airfield (QLA):

• Derek Piggott was Chief Flying Instructor at Lasham during much of the period from 1953 to 1989.
• 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.
• On the nights preceding and following D-Day, the Mosquitos of 305 and 613 squadrons carried out low level attacks on enemy supply lines and armoured positions in Normandy to assist the allied landing forces.
• The closest airport to Lasham Airfield (QLA) is RAF Odiham (ODH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of QLA.
• Lasham Airfield (QLA) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 airfield ceased to be an operational Royal Air Force station in 1948, though General Aircraft Ltd continued testing military gliders there.
• The airfield was constructed in 1942.
• In 1999, Lasham Gliding Society completed the purchase from the Ministry of Defence of the freehold to the airfield, making the final payment in 2001.