Nonstop flight route between Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Bergerac, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lasham Airfield (QLA), Lasham, England, United Kingdom and Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC), Bergerac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 445 miles (or 717 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 Bergerac Dordogne Périgord 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: | EGC / LFBE |
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Location: | Bergerac, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'27"N by 0°31'14"E |
Area Served: | Bergerac, Dordogne, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Dordogne |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 171 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EGC |
More Information: | EGC Maps & Info |
Facts about Lasham Airfield (QLA):
- LGS's 90+ instructors train new pilots at all stages from Ab initio through to competitive cross-country flying.
- 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.
- 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.
- 212 gliders are based at Lasham which are used by 666 members, plus social members.
- The airfield was constructed in 1942.
- 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.
- ATC Lasham has occasionally provided storage for redundant aircraft.
- In 1950 the Army Gliding Club was re-established by Major Tony Deane-Drummond, then an instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
- The closest airport to Lasham Airfield (QLA) is RAF Odiham (ODH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of QLA.
- In mid-1943, the airfield was transferred to RAF Fighter Command.
Facts about Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC):
- Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport", another name for EGC is "Aéroport de Bergerac Dordogne Périgord".
- The furthest airport from Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (meaning Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,272 miles (19,749 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Bergerac Dordogne Périgord 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 Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) is Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of EGC.