Nonstop flight route between Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Marshall, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML), Marshall, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,884 miles (or 14,298 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 Ratmalana Airport and Southwest Minnesota Regional 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 Ratmalana Airport and Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | MML / KMML |
Airport Name: | Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport |
Location: | Marshall, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°27'1"N by 95°49'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | City Of Marshall |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1180 feet (360 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MML |
More Information: | MML 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.
- The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
- Ratmalana airport was declared open for small international commercial flights.
- In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
- In 2012, plans were drawn to relaunch Ratmalana as an international airport, to act as a secondary airport for the city.
- 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.
- Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML):
- The closest airport to Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML) is Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (MVE), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) N of MML.
- Midwest Aviation provides fixed-based operations
- The furthest airport from Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,642 miles (17,127 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport or Marshall/Ryan Field is a general aviation airport located 1 mile west of the central business district of Marshall, Minnesota, US.
- Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport (MML) has 2 runways.