Nonstop flight route between Lahore, Pakistan and Wallops Island, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE), Lahore, Pakistan and Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), Wallops Island, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,260 miles (or 11,683 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 Allama Iqbal International Airport and Wallops Flight Facility 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 Allama Iqbal International Airport and Wallops Flight Facility Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHE / OPLA |
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Location: | Lahore, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°31'17"N by 74°24'11"E |
Area Served: | Lahore |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 698 feet (213 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LHE |
More Information: | LHE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAL / KWAL |
Airport Name: | Wallops Flight Facility Airport |
Location: | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'24"N by 75°27'59"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WAL |
More Information: | WAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE):
- On the inauguration of Allama Iqbal International Airport in 2003, the old terminal was converted to handle the influx of passengers for the annual pilgrimage of Hajj to Saudi Arabia.
- The furthest airport from Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Allama Iqbal International Airport (meaning Allama Iqbal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,058 miles (19,405 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Allama Iqbal International Airport's relatively low elevation of 698 feet, planes can take off or land at Allama Iqbal 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.
- Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) has 2 runways.
- Over the course of the next 25 years the demand for air travel rose.
- In addition to being known as "Allama Iqbal International Airport", another name for LHE is "علامہ اقبال بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈہ".
- The closest airport to Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) ENE of LHE.
- The national flag carrier of the UAE, Etihad Airways, opened a dedicated aircraft line maintenance facility in Lahore.
- On 5 March 2010, the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan released a tender for the expansion of the airport.
Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):
- The furthest airport from Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Weather measurements and predictions are critical to all Research Airport operations, rocket and balloon launches, and in safely conducting hazardous operations on the ground.
- Because of Wallops Flight Facility Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallops Flight Facility 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 Wallops Flight Facility also supports science missions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and occasionally for foreign governments and commercial organizations.
- The first payload launched into orbit from Wallops Island was Explorer IX, atop a Scout rocket, on February 15, 1961.
- The closest airport to Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Accomack County Airport (MFV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of WAL.