Nonstop flight route between Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Haiphong, Vietnam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Cat Bi International Airport (HPH), Haiphong, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,038 miles (or 3,280 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 relatively short distance between Ratmalana Airport and Cat Bi International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RML / VCCC |
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Location: | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°49'19"N by 79°53'10"E |
Area Served: | Colombo |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RML |
More Information: | RML Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPH / VVCI |
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Location: | Haiphong, Vietnam |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°49'9"N by 106°43'28"E |
Operator/Owner: | Northern Airports Services Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HPH |
More Information: | HPH Maps & Info |
Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):
- In 1934 the State Council of Ceylon made a decision to construct an aerodrome within reach of the capital city of Colombo and decided on Ratmalana as the best site.
- In 1964, the government decided to build the new Bandaranaike International Airport north of the city, to replace Ratmalana.
- In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
- 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.
- 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.
- Ratmalana airport at one time had the country's main air terminal, with the Douglas DC-3 Dakota and Lockheed Constellation aeroplanes of Air Ceylon flying out of it.
- 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.
Facts about Cat Bi International Airport (HPH):
- In addition to being known as "Cat Bi International Airport", another name for HPH is "Sân bay Quốc tế Cát Bi".
- Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) is Nội Bài International Airport (HAN), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of HPH.
- The furthest airport from Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Cat Bi International Airport (meaning Cat Bi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
- Because of Cat Bi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Cat Bi International 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.