Nonstop flight route between Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Formosa, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lasham Airfield (QLA), Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Formosa International Airport (FMA), Formosa, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,375 miles (or 10,259 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 Formosa International 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 Formosa International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lasham Airfield (QLA):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 was constructed in 1942.
• 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.
• 212 gliders are based at Lasham which are used by 666 members, plus social members.
• The closest airport to Lasham Airfield (QLA) is RAF Odiham (ODH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of QLA.
• A notable operation was by 613 Squadron.

Facts about Formosa International Airport (FMA):

• In addition to being known as "Formosa International Airport", another name for FMA is "El Pucú Airport".
• The furthest airport from Formosa International Airport (FMA) is Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), which is nearly antipodal to Formosa International Airport (meaning Formosa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
• Because of Formosa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Formosa International 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 Formosa International Airport (FMA) is Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) S of FMA.
• Formosa International Airport (FMA) currently has only 1 runway.