Nonstop flight route between Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States and Galle, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT), Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,583 miles (or 15,422 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 Stuttgart Municipal Airport and Koggala 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 Stuttgart Municipal Airport and Koggala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGT / KSGT |
Airport Name: | Stuttgart Municipal Airport |
Location: | Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°35'57"N by 91°34'30"W |
Area Served: | Stuttgart, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Stuttgart |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 224 feet (68 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGT |
More Information: | SGT Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT):
- Because of Stuttgart Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 224 feet, planes can take off or land at Stuttgart Municipal 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.
- Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT) is Grider Field (PBF), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SW of SGT.
- Stuttgart Municipal Airport dates to 1942 when it was built by the United States Army Air Forces.
- A 3-mile SCCA road course used the runways, with the first race in 1959.
- The furthest airport from Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,917 miles (17,570 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
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.
- 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.
- Koggala Airport in Sri Lanka was originally a Royal Air Force Station RAF Koggala.
- After the Japanese occupied the Malay Peninsula in 1942, the QEA/Imperial Airways flight from London to Sydney lost Singapore, its refueling point between Calcutta and Perth, Western Australia.
- Prior to the Second World War, the lake at Koggala was used for seaplanes.
- 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.