Nonstop flight route between Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada and Galle, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Hardy Airport (YZT), Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,189 miles (or 13,178 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 Port Hardy 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 Port Hardy 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: | YZT / CYZT |
Airport Name: | Port Hardy Airport |
Location: | Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°40'50"N by 127°19'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 71 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YZT |
More Information: | YZT 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 Port Hardy Airport (YZT):
- The closest airport to Port Hardy Airport (YZT) is Port McNeill Airport (YMP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of YZT.
- The furthest airport from Port Hardy Airport (YZT) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,686 miles (17,197 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- Because of Port Hardy Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Hardy 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.
- Port Hardy Airport (YZT) has 3 runways.
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".