Nonstop flight route between Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Camden, Arkansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Harrell Field (CDH), Camden, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,650 miles (or 15,531 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 Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport and Harrell Field, 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 Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport and Harrell Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRI / VCRI |
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Location: | Hambantota, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°17'20"N by 81°7'24"E |
Area Served: | Hambantota |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 157 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRI |
More Information: | HRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDH / KCDH |
Airport Name: | Harrell Field |
Location: | Camden, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°37'22"N by 92°45'47"W |
Area Served: | Camden, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Camden |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 130 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDH |
More Information: | CDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI):
- It was initially planned to build an international airport serving the south of Sri Lanka at Weerawila, but the plans were scrapped due to environmental concerns.
- The closest airport to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) is Weerawila Airport (WRZ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of HRI.
- As announced earlier the airport was opened for flight operations on 18 March 2013.
- The numbers given to the airport's sole runway is 05 and 23.
- In addition to being known as "Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport", another name for HRI is "මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළமத்தல ராஜபக்ஷ பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- The second stage of the HIA project the construction will begin in 2013 and is to be completed by 2016.
- The air traffic control tower of height 41m has been constructed at the highest elevation of the aerodrome.
- The new international airport is expected to expand the local aviation industry whilst being a catalyst for the country's economic development enabling international trade, tourism, vocational training and employment.
- On 24 January 2013, Sri Lanka Minister of Civil Aviation Piyankara Jayaratne said in parliament that the airport would be declared open on 18 March 2013.
- Because of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Mattala Rajapaksa International 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 furthest airport from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,719 miles (18,860 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Construction of phase one began on 27 November 2009 at Mattala.
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) currently has only 1 runway.
- This project will have two phases, with the first phase expected to be completed by the end of October 2012.
Facts about Harrell Field (CDH):
- The furthest airport from Harrell Field (CDH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,841 miles (17,447 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Harrell Field's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Harrell Field 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 Harrell Field (CDH) is South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of CDH.
- Harrell Field (CDH) currently has only 1 runway.