# Lasham Airfield (EGHL)

**Lasham Airfield** (ICAO: EGHL) is a medium airport in Alton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1948. It has one runway, 1,797 m (5,896 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGHL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Alton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1948
- Elevation: 188 m / 618 ft
- Coordinates: 51.1874, -1.0317
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,797 m / 5,896 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.lasham.org.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasham_Airfield (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3915068
- Weather station: EGVO · WMO 03761
- Ident: EGHL

## Timeline

- 1942: Lasham Airfield opens.
- 1948: Lasham Airfield closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,797 m / 5,896 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 086° / 266° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,797 m / 5,896 ft | =4,977 of 29,858 | #857 in Europe | #75 in GB |
| Elevation | 188 m / 618 ft | =25,016 of 43,403 | =2,325 in Europe | #45 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe | =122 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | FARNBOROUGH APP | 125.250 |
| MISC | GLIDER OPR | 129.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [ODH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvo.md) RAF Odiham · 8.1 km / 5.0 mi
- [BBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglk.md) Blackbushe Airport · 20 km / 12 mi
- [FAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eglf.md) Farnborough Airport · 20 km / 13 mi
- [SOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghi.md) Southampton Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [BEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egub.md) RAF Benson · 48 km / 30 mi
- [EGDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egdm.md) MoD Boscombe Down · 50 km / 31 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eghl/data