Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(5°59'38"N by 80°19'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(50°25'29"N by 127°24'47"E)
Distance from KCT to BQS:
4,091.19 miles (6,584.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Ignatyevo Airport (BQS), Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,091 miles (or 6,584 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 Koggala Airport and Ignatyevo 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 Koggala Airport and Ignatyevo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCT / VCCK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galle, Sri Lanka |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°59'38"N by 80°19'14"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCT |
| More Information: | KCT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQS / UHBB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°25'29"N by 127°24'47"E |
| Area Served: | Blagoveshchensk |
| Operator/Owner: | Amur Oblast State Unitary Enterprise "Airport Blagoveshchensk" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 640 feet (195 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQS |
| More Information: | BQS Maps & Info |
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- Because of Koggala Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Koggala 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 Koggala Airport (KCT) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- After the Japanese occupied the Malay Peninsula in 1942, the QEA/Imperial Airways flight from London to Sydney lost Singapore, its refueling point between Calcutta and Perth, Western Australia.
Facts about Ignatyevo Airport (BQS):
- Because of Ignatyevo Airport's relatively low elevation of 640 feet, planes can take off or land at Ignatyevo 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.
- Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ignatyevo Airport", another name for BQS is "Аэропорт Игнатьево".
- The closest airport to Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) is Heihe Airport (HEK), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSW of BQS.
- The furthest airport from Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is nearly antipodal to Ignatyevo Airport (meaning Ignatyevo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Stanley Airport), and is located 12,195 miles (19,626 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.81 miles (94.65 km) ENE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka |     |
| 2 | 64.52 miles (103.84 km) NNW | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 65.27 miles (105.04 km) ENE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 87.34 miles (140.56 km) NNW | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 129.00 miles (207.61 km) NE | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 150.47 miles (242.16 km) NE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 159.60 miles (256.86 km) N | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 185.53 miles (298.58 km) NNE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 263.01 miles (423.27 km) N | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 289.62 miles (466.09 km) NW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 11 | 306.08 miles (492.59 km) NNW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 12 | 347.56 miles (559.35 km) NNW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 13 | 393.57 miles (633.38 km) NW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 14 | 413.62 miles (665.66 km) NNW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 15 | 414.07 miles (666.38 km) N | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,683.21 miles (18,802.26 km) WSW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,659.23 miles (18,763.66 km) WSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,165.43 miles (17,968.97 km) W | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,124.89 miles (17,903.73 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,122.64 miles (17,900.11 km) W | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,097.52 miles (17,859.68 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,081.19 miles (17,833.40 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 11,074.10 miles (17,821.98 km) W | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 11,072.72 miles (17,819.77 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,069.13 miles (17,814.00 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 11,068.84 miles (17,813.53 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,047.27 miles (17,778.82 km) W | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 11,032.34 miles (17,754.79 km) W | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 11,019.04 miles (17,733.38 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,995.38 miles (17,695.31 km) W | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.07 miles (29.08 km) SSW | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 2 | 221.09 miles (355.81 km) NNW | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 3 | 274.68 miles (442.06 km) NW | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 4 | 283.37 miles (456.04 km) SSW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 5 | 283.95 miles (456.97 km) SSE | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 336.07 miles (540.85 km) S | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 7 | 348.48 miles (560.83 km) W | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 353.16 miles (568.35 km) NNW | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 372.63 miles (599.68 km) ESE | Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| 10 | 383.33 miles (616.90 km) SW | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 11 | 390.63 miles (628.65 km) SSE | Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA) | Jixi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 12 | 402.87 miles (648.36 km) WSW | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 418.84 miles (674.06 km) E | Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK) | Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| 14 | 419.90 miles (675.77 km) SSE | Mudanjiang Hailang Airport (MDG) | Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 15 | 446.32 miles (718.28 km) S | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,195.18 miles (19,626.19 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 12,165.02 miles (19,577.65 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,807.11 miles (19,001.65 km) ESE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,754.23 miles (18,916.55 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,712.87 miles (18,850.00 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,706.83 miles (18,840.27 km) ESE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,680.93 miles (18,798.58 km) ESE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,658.30 miles (18,762.17 km) SE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,644.17 miles (18,739.42 km) E | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,642.68 miles (18,737.03 km) SE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,637.11 miles (18,728.07 km) ESE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,608.48 miles (18,681.98 km) SE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,588.64 miles (18,650.05 km) SSE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 14 | 11,581.00 miles (18,637.77 km) E | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,570.74 miles (18,621.25 km) E | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |