Nonstop flight route between Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka and Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka and Dundee Airport (DND), Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,491 miles (or 8,837 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 Anuradhapura Airport and Dundee 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 Anuradhapura Airport and Dundee Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACJ / VCCA |
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Location: | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°18'5"N by 80°25'41"E |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 292 feet (89 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACJ |
More Information: | ACJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DND / EGPN |
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Location: | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°27'9"N by 3°1'32"W |
Area Served: | Dundee |
Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DND |
More Information: | DND Maps & Info |
Facts about Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ):
- Because of Anuradhapura Airport's relatively low elevation of 292 feet, planes can take off or land at Anuradhapura 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.
- Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) is China Bay Airport (TRR), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of ACJ.
- In addition to being known as "Anuradhapura Airport", another name for ACJ is "අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළஅனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம்".
- The furthest airport from Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,598 miles (18,664 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
Facts about Dundee Airport (DND):
- On 29 May 2007, services to Birmingham Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport operated by FlyWhoosh, using ATR 42 aircraft started.
- The closest airport to Dundee Airport (DND) is RAF Leuchars (ADX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SE of DND.
- The airport lies on the main A85 Riverside Drive, which links the city centre to the Kingsway and the A90, with the airport barely a couple of kilometers from the city centre itself.
- Dundee Airport (DND) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Dundee Airport (DND) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,677 miles (18,791 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Dundee Airport handled 67,269 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Dundee Airport", another name for DND is "Port-adhair Dhùn Dèagh".
- Because of Dundee Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Dundee 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.
- On 12 February 2007 it was announced that, from September 2007, the City Council would handover the running of the airport to Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.