Nonstop flight route between Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada and Weerawila, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport (YPD), Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada and Weerawila Airport (WRZ), Weerawila, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,690 miles (or 13,985 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 Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport and Weerawila 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 Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport and Weerawila Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPD / |
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Location: | Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°15'14"N by 79°49'40"W |
Area Served: | Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada |
Operator/Owner: | Municipally owned |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 830 feet (253 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPD |
More Information: | YPD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRZ / VCCW |
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Location: | Weerawila, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°15'15"N by 81°14'2"E |
Area Served: | Hambantota |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WRZ |
More Information: | WRZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport (YPD):
- Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport (YPD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport (YPD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,325 miles (18,226 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport", another name for YPD is "CNK4".
- The closest airport to Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport (YPD) is Parry Sound/Frying Pan Island-Sans Souci Water Aerodrome (YSI), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) WSW of YPD.
- Because of Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 830 feet, planes can take off or land at Parry Sound Area 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.
Facts about Weerawila Airport (WRZ):
- The closest airport to Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of WRZ.
- In addition to being known as "Weerawila Airport", another name for WRZ is "වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- Because of Weerawila Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Weerawila 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 furthest airport from Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,727 miles (18,872 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Weerawila Airport (WRZ) currently has only 1 runway.