Nonstop flight route between Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States:
Departure Airport:
(51°11'13"N by 1°2'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°37'19"N by 95°39'24"W)
Distance from QLA to SGR:
4,839.88 miles (7,789.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lasham Airfield (QLA), Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR), Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,840 miles (or 7,789 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 Sugar Land Regional 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 Sugar Land Regional 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: | SGR / KSGR |
| Airport Name: | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
| Location: | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°37'19"N by 95°39'24"W |
| Area Served: | Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sugar Land |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SGR |
| More Information: | SGR Maps & Info |
Facts about Lasham Airfield (QLA):
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Lasham Airfield (QLA) is RAF Odiham (ODH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of QLA.
- The airfield is now owned by the largest British gliding club, also one of the world's largest, Lasham Gliding Society.
- 212 gliders are based at Lasham which are used by 666 members, plus social members.
- The airfield ceased to be an operational Royal Air Force station in 1948, though General Aircraft Ltd continued testing military gliders there.
Facts about Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR):
- The airport, the fourth largest airport in Greater Houston as of 2009, receives yearly usage from over 100 Fortune 500 companies.
- It was formerly known as Sugar Land Municipal Airport, or Hull Field.
- The furthest airport from Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,990 miles (17,687 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The City of Sugar Land purchased Hull Field on December 18, 1990 and renamed the airport "Sugar Land Municipal Airport." The City of Sugar Land opened an NFCT that it funds and operates.
- Because of Sugar Land Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Sugar Land Regional 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 Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) is Andrau Airpark (AAP), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of SGR.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.10 miles (8.20 km) NE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 12.41 miles (19.97 km) NE | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 12.64 miles (20.34 km) ENE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 21.56 miles (34.69 km) SW | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 25.60 miles (41.19 km) SSE | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 29.77 miles (47.92 km) N | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 31.82 miles (51.21 km) NE | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 35.33 miles (56.86 km) S | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 35.57 miles (57.25 km) NNE | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 36.64 miles (58.96 km) E | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 36.65 miles (58.98 km) NE | RAF Northolt (NHT) | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 38.79 miles (62.43 km) E | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 40.19 miles (64.68 km) SE | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 45.05 miles (72.50 km) SW | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 45.52 miles (73.26 km) NNW | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,896.34 miles (19,145.26 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,884.40 miles (19,126.04 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,874.41 miles (19,109.97 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,863.30 miles (19,092.08 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,851.24 miles (19,072.67 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,841.16 miles (19,056.45 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,833.21 miles (19,043.65 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,833.02 miles (19,043.35 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,826.09 miles (19,032.19 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,803.90 miles (18,996.49 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,802.11 miles (18,993.61 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,787.41 miles (18,969.95 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,780.83 miles (18,959.35 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,779.80 miles (18,957.70 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,759.26 miles (18,924.65 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.87 miles (12.67 km) NE | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 13.58 miles (21.86 km) N | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 22.75 miles (36.60 km) E | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 29.92 miles (48.15 km) E | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 31.01 miles (49.91 km) NNE | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 31.36 miles (50.47 km) NE | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 37.37 miles (60.14 km) SSE | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 39.28 miles (63.21 km) SW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 43.73 miles (70.38 km) ENE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 46.53 miles (74.88 km) SSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 52.50 miles (84.49 km) NNE | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) ESE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 71.46 miles (115.00 km) SSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 77.82 miles (125.24 km) N | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 79.03 miles (127.18 km) NNW | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,990.08 miles (17,686.78 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,957.21 miles (17,633.88 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,656.29 miles (17,149.59 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,635.75 miles (17,116.54 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,623.04 miles (17,096.09 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,612.85 miles (17,079.69 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,610.80 miles (17,076.38 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,609.95 miles (17,075.02 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,603.45 miles (17,064.56 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,595.78 miles (17,052.21 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,584.69 miles (17,034.36 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,579.78 miles (17,026.47 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,565.07 miles (17,002.79 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,559.42 miles (16,993.70 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,557.77 miles (16,991.05 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |