Nonstop flight route between Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Forrest City, Arkansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY), Forrest City, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,540 miles (or 15,352 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 Forrest City Municipal 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 Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport and Forrest City Municipal Airport. 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: | FCY / KFCY |
Airport Name: | Forrest City Municipal Airport |
Location: | Forrest City, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'30"N by 90°46'30"W |
Area Served: | Forrest City, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Forrest City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 249 feet (76 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FCY |
More Information: | FCY Maps & Info |
Facts about Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI):
- In addition to being known as "Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport", another name for HRI is "මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළமத்தல ராஜபக்ஷ பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- 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 Runway dimensions are 3500m * 60m with 7.5m paved shoulders either side and 260m Runway safety area on both runway ends.
- 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.
- The terminal building will be of area 12,000m2 with the capacity to handle 1,000,000 passengers per annum.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) is Weerawila Airport (WRZ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- 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.
Facts about Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY):
- The furthest airport from Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,965 miles (17,646 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Forrest City Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Forrest City Municipal 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.
- Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY) is Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of FCY.