Nonstop flight route between Khorramabad, Iran and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Khorramabad Airport (KHD), Khorramabad, Iran and China Bay Airport (TRR), Trincomalee, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,710 miles (or 4,361 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 Khorramabad Airport and China Bay 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 Khorramabad Airport and China Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHD / OICK |
Airport Name: | Khorramabad Airport |
Location: | Khorramabad, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°26'7"N by 48°16'58"E |
Elevation: | 3782 feet (1,153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHD |
More Information: | KHD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRR / VCCT |
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Location: | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°32'22"N by 81°10'54"E |
Area Served: | Trincomalee |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Sri Lanka |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRR |
More Information: | TRR Maps & Info |
Facts about Khorramabad Airport (KHD):
- Khorramabad Airport (KHD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Khorramabad Airport (KHD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,696 miles (18,823 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Khorramabad Airport (KHD) is Dezful Airport (DEF), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) S of KHD.
Facts about China Bay Airport (TRR):
- The closest airport to China Bay Airport (TRR) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WSW of TRR.
- The furthest airport from China Bay Airport (TRR) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,625 miles (18,709 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- China Bay Airport (TRR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of China Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at China Bay 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.
- After independence, the British maintained two military airfields in Ceylon, the Royal Air Force station at RAF Katunayake and the naval base in Trincomalee, and camps at Diyatalawa.
- In addition to being known as "China Bay Airport", another name for TRR is "சீனக்குடா விமான நிலையம்චීන වරාය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- During the 1920s the British built an airfield in China Bay in eastern Ceylon.
- The base houses the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy.