Nonstop flight route between Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lasham Airfield (QLA), Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF), Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,146 miles (or 6,672 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 Aimé Césaire 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 Aimé Césaire 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: | FDF / TFFF |
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Location: | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°35'31"N by 60°59'47"W |
Area Served: | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroports Français |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FDF |
More Information: | FDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Lasham Airfield (QLA):
- The closest airport to Lasham Airfield (QLA) is RAF Odiham (ODH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of QLA.
- Lasham Gliding Society was established in 1958 to unify operations of the gliding clubs that had been operating since 1951.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lasham Airfield (QLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the 1960s the Space Department of the Royal Aircraft Establishment with its HQ at Farnborough, sited a number of satellite tracking and receiving dish aerials on the south side of Lasham airfield, one enclosed in a large white dome.
- In 1954 Dan-Air established a subsidiary, Dan-Air Engineering, at Lasham Airfield to service its own fleet and aircraft belonging to other operators.
- 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.
Facts about Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF):
- The closest airport to Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) is George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) S of FDF.
- Police, customs, baggage claim, pharmacy, vaccination bureau, handicap facilities, tobacconist, bank, money changing, souvenir shops, tax-free shopping, gift shop, florist, hairdresser, car rentals, taxi, parking, restaurants, cafés and bars, two hotels.
- Because of Aimé Césaire Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Aimé Césaire 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.
- Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Aimé Césaire Airport (meaning Aimé Césaire Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,121 miles (19,507 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Aimé Césaire Airport", other names for FDF include "Aéroport de Fort-de-France – Le Lamentin" and "Fort-de-France – Aimé Césaire Airport".