Nonstop flight route between Tasiilaq, Greenland and Galle, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM), Tasiilaq, Greenland and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,604 miles (or 10,628 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 Tasiilaq Heliport 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 Tasiilaq Heliport 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: | AGM / BGAM |
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Location: | Tasiilaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°36'43"N by 37°37'5"W |
Area Served: | Tasiilaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AGM |
More Information: | AGM 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 Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM):
- Because of Tasiilaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Tasiilaq Heliport 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 closest airport to Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM) is Kulusuk Airport (KUS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) E of AGM.
- The furthest airport from Tasiilaq Heliport (AGM) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,851 miles (17,463 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Tasiilaq Heliport", another name for AGM is "Ammassalik Heliport".
- Tasiilaq Heliport handled 6,471 passengers last year.
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- Meanwhile, the tarmac surface of the land runway was developed.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of 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.
- 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.