Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Corsicana, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and C. David Campbell Field (CRS), Corsicana, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,801 miles (or 15,773 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 C. David Campbell 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 Koggala Airport and C. David Campbell Field. 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 |
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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: | CRS / KCRS |
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Location: | Corsicana, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°1'41"N by 96°24'2"W |
Area Served: | Corsicana, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Corsicana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 449 feet (137 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRS |
More Information: | CRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
- QEA and Imperial Airways flew Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats from Koggala lake to the Swan River at Perth, on what was at the time the world's longest non-stop air route.
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
- Meanwhile, the tarmac surface of the land runway was developed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
Facts about C. David Campbell Field (CRS):
- In addition to being known as "C. David Campbell Field", another name for CRS is "Corsicana Municipal Airport".
- Because of C. David Campbell Field's relatively low elevation of 449 feet, planes can take off or land at C. David Campbell 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.
- Opened on 1 April 1941 with 2,000' all-way turf runway.
- Began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Air Activities of Texas under 301st Flying Training Detachment.
- The closest airport to C. David Campbell Field (CRS) is Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of CRS.
- The furthest airport from C. David Campbell Field (CRS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,924 miles (17,581 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- C. David Campbell Field (CRS) has 2 runways.