The Leica Disto D5 is available in the US. Last September, I purchased one of the laser measurement devices from fltgeosystems.com for about $450 for use in track and field meets. They are also available on ebay.com. The D5 Disto replaced my aging A5 Disto.
The Leica Disto D5 is very accurate and it might be able to measure 200 meters under ideal conditions. To measure a long distance, you would need to mount the unit on an rock steady tripod and shoot at a gray target plate that a helper held in place. Finding the target is not that easy. Image aiming a laser pointer at an 20cm square target that is 200 meters away. The laser beam is difficult to see in the sun. The unit does have a 2.4" color display and a 4x zoom which does help finding the target.
I have used the Laser Disto while measuring courses as a substitute for a tape measure. It comes in handy when measuring in traffic. I have a total station and use it for measuring calibration courses. I never tried to measure a calibration course with the Laser Disto but it may be possible to do so in smaller increments like 100 meters.
Thank you. -- Justin