Lasham Airfield
Lasham Airfield is an aerodrome 3.6 miles north-west of Alton in Hampshire, England, on the North side of Lasham village. The airfield was built on farming land in 1942 as a Royal Air Force Station during the Second World War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Steff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “EGHL” and “QLA”
- Address: The Avenue, Alton, GU34 5SS
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burkham House and Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Burkham House
Manor estate
Burkham House is a large country manor situated in the hamlet of Burkham in the parish of Bentworth, Hampshire. It is about 2.7 miles south of the centre of Bentworth and about 5.4 miles northwest of Alton, its nearest town…
Hall Place
Manor estate
Photo: Ericoides, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hall Place is a manor house in the civil parish of Bentworth in Hampshire, England. It is about 300 metres southwest of St Mary's Church and 3.6 miles northwest of Alton, the nearest town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lasham and Southrope.
Lasham
Village
Photo: Mike Cattell, CC BY 2.0.
Lasham is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 3.4 miles northwest of Alton and 1.2 miles north of Bentworth, just off the A339 road.
Southrope
Hamlet
Photo: Simon and Alison Downham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southrope is a hamlet in the civil parish of Herriard, Hampshire. It has one pub, named the Fur and Feathers. The hamlet was once considered a part of the civil parish Bentworth, until the late 19th century.
Lasham Airfield
- Categories: airport, air base, and transportation
- Location: Lasham, East Hampshire, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.18443° or 51° 11′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.03289° or 1° 1′ 58″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Operator
Lasham Gliding SocietyIATA airport code
QLAICAO airport code
EGHLOpen location code
9C3W5XM8+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 60261654OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
7668208Wikidata ID
Q3915068
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Lasham Airfield” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lasham Airport”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مطار لاشام”
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Lasham”
- Indonesian: “EGHL”
- Indonesian: “QLA”
- Japanese: “ラシャム飛行場”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Lasham”
- Persian: “EGHL”
- Persian: “QLA”
- Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی لاشام”
- Piemontese: “Lasham Airfield”
- Polish: “RAF Lasham”
- Swedish: “Lasham Airport”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро лошом”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as White Hill and New Inn Brow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New Inn Copse and Gliding Heritage Centre.
Hampshire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, and Farnborough.
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