Nonstop flight route between Afyon, Turkey and Galle, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Afyon Airport (AFY), Afyon, Turkey and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,832 miles (or 6,167 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 Afyon 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 Afyon 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: | AFY / LTAH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Afyon, Turkey | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°43'35"N by 30°36'3"E | 
| Area Served: | Afyon | 
| Operator/Owner: | Turkish Government Airport Management (in Turkish language: Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi (DHMİ)) | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 3310 feet (1,009 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AFY | 
| More Information: | AFY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCT / VCCK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Afyon Airport (AFY):
- The furthest airport from Afyon Airport (AFY) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Afyon Airport (AFY) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Afyon Airport", another name for AFY is "Afyon Havalimanı".
- The closest airport to Afyon Airport (AFY) is Zafer Airport (KZR), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NW of AFY.
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.
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- 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".
- 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.




