Nonstop flight route between Dayton, Ohio, United States and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO), Dayton, Ohio, United States and China Bay Airport (TRR), Trincomalee, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,964 miles (or 14,427 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 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and China Bay 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 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and China Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFO / KFFO |
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Location: | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°49'23"N by 84°2'57"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FFO |
More Information: | FFO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRR / VCCT |
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Location: | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°32'22"N by 81°10'54"E |
Area Served: | Trincomalee |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Sri Lanka |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRR |
More Information: | TRR Maps & Info |
Facts about Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO):
- In February 1940 at Wright Field, the Army Air Corps established the Technical Data Branch.
- In addition to being known as "Wright-Patterson Air Force Base", another name for FFO is "Wright-Patterson AFB".
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was redesignated from the Air Force Technical Base on 13 January 1948—the former Wright Field Areas A and B remained, while Patterson Field became "Area C" and Skyway Park became "Area D" of the installation.
- It is also the home base of the 445th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command, an Air Mobility Command-gained unit which flies the C-17 Globemaster heavy airlifter.
- The closest airport to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) is James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of FFO.
- The furthest airport from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,306 miles (18,195 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about China Bay Airport (TRR):
- The closest airport to China Bay Airport (TRR) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WSW of TRR.
- Because of China Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at China Bay 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.
- China Bay Airport (TRR) currently has only 1 runway.
- A number of RAF squadrons and other units were stationed at the airfield during and immediately after the war.
- The furthest airport from China Bay Airport (TRR) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,625 miles (18,709 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- In addition to being known as "China Bay Airport", another name for TRR is "சீனக்குடா விமான நிலையம்චීන වරාය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- China Bay Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in China Bay in eastern Sri Lanka.
- After independence, the British maintained two military airfields in Ceylon, the Royal Air Force station at RAF Katunayake and the naval base in Trincomalee, and camps at Diyatalawa.