Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA), Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,146 miles (or 16,329 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 Ciudad Constitución 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 Ciudad Constitución 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 |
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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: | CUA / |
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Location: | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°3'14"N by 111°36'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Comondú |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 213 feet (65 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUA |
More Information: | CUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- 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.
- 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.
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- 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 closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
Facts about Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA):
- The furthest airport from Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Ciudad Constitución Airport", other names for CUA include "Aeropuerto Nacional de Ciudad Constitución" and "MMDA".
- Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ciudad Constitución Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Ciudad Constitución 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 closest airport to Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) is Loreto International Airport (LTO), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) NNE of CUA.