Nonstop flight route between Valladolid, Spain and Galle, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from VLL to KCT:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- VLL Airport Information
- KCT Airport Information
- Facts about VLL
- Facts about KCT
- Map of Nearest Airports to VLL
- List of Nearest Airports to VLL
- Map of Furthest Airports from VLL
- List of Furthest Airports from VLL
- Map of Nearest Airports to KCT
- List of Nearest Airports to KCT
- Map of Furthest Airports from KCT
- List of Furthest Airports from KCT
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valladolid International Airport (VLL), Valladolid, Spain and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,694 miles (or 9,164 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 Valladolid International 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 Valladolid International 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: | VLL / LEVD |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Valladolid, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°42'21"N by 4°51'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegacion Aerea |
Airport Type: | Public and Military |
Elevation: | 2775 feet (846 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VLL |
More Information: | VLL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCT / VCCK |
Airport Names: |
|
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 Valladolid International Airport (VLL):
- The closest airport to Valladolid International Airport (VLL) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSW of VLL.
- In addition to being known as "Valladolid International Airport", another name for VLL is "Aeropuerto de Valladolid".
- Valladolid International Airport handled 260 passengers last year.
- Valladolid International Airport (VLL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Valladolid International Airport (VLL) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is nearly antipodal to Valladolid International Airport (meaning Valladolid International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wellington International Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Wellington, New Zealand.
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.
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
- 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 Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".