Nonstop flight route between Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Milos, Greece:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lasham Airfield (QLA), Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Milos Island National Airport (MLO), Milos, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,602 miles (or 2,579 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 relatively short distance between Lasham Airfield and Milos Island National Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MLO / LGML |
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| Location: | Milos, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'48"N by 24°28'36"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MLO |
| More Information: | MLO Maps & Info |
Facts about Lasham Airfield (QLA):
- In mid-1943, the airfield was transferred to RAF Fighter Command.
- 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.
- 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.
- The airfield ceased to be an operational Royal Air Force station in 1948, though General Aircraft Ltd continued testing military gliders there.
- It was built in 1942 and was a RAF Station during the Second World War, many significant operations being flown from it.
- 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.
- LGS's 90+ instructors train new pilots at all stages from Ab initio through to competitive cross-country flying.
- 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.
Facts about Milos Island National Airport (MLO):
- Because of Milos Island National Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Milos Island National 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.
- Other than by car, the airport is linked to the rest of the island by taxi.
- The furthest airport from Milos Island National Airport (MLO) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,420 miles (18,379 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Milos Island National Airport (MLO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Milos Island National Airport", another name for MLO is "Κρατικός Αεροδρόμιο Μήλου".
- The closest airport to Milos Island National Airport (MLO) is Paros National Airport (PAS), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) ENE of MLO.
- Milos Island National Airport is an airport in Milos, Greece.
