Nonstop flight route between Qaqortoq, Greenland and Ratmalana, Sri Lanka:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU), Qaqortoq, Greenland and Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,940 miles (or 11,169 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 Qaqortoq Heliport and Ratmalana 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 Qaqortoq Heliport and Ratmalana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU):

• The closest airport to Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU) is Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of JJU.
• Because of Qaqortoq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Qaqortoq Heliport 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 Qaqortoq Heliport (JJU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,079 miles (17,830 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• Qaqortoq Heliport handled 14,204 passengers last year.

Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):

• In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
• The furthest airport from Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,628 miles (18,713 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• On 11 August 1952, 3 months after the inaugural service of a passenger jet aircraft, BOAC began its Comet service between Colombo and London.
• The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
• Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ratmalana Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Ratmalana 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.