Nonstop flight route between Aurillac, France and Galle, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(44°53'51"N by 2°25'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°59'38"N by 80°19'14"E)
Distance from AUR to KCT:
5,334.87 miles (8,585.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR), Aurillac, France and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,335 miles (or 8,586 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 Aurillac – Tronquières Airport and Koggala Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUR / LFLW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Aurillac, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°53'51"N by 2°25'0"E |
| Area Served: | Aurillac, Cantal, Auvergne, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CABA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2096 feet (639 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUR |
| More Information: | AUR 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 Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR):
- In addition to being known as "Aurillac – Tronquières Airport", another name for AUR is "Aéroport d'Aurillac – Tronquières".
- The closest airport to Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) is Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) S of AUR.
- The furthest airport from Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (meaning Aurillac – Tronquières Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,343 miles (19,865 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.99 miles (54.70 km) S | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France |     |
| 2 | 46.56 miles (74.94 km) WNW | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 3 | 67.00 miles (107.82 km) ENE | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 4 | 71.27 miles (114.69 km) NNE | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 5 | 80.87 miles (130.15 km) WNW | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 6 | 89.61 miles (144.22 km) NW | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) | Limoges, France | |
| 7 | 91.84 miles (147.79 km) N | Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) | Montluçon, France | |
| 8 | 92.97 miles (149.62 km) S | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 9 | 93.00 miles (149.66 km) W | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 10 | 101.50 miles (163.35 km) SSW | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 11 | 101.70 miles (163.67 km) ENE | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France | |
| 12 | 102.87 miles (165.55 km) WSW | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 13 | 116.32 miles (187.19 km) S | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 14 | 118.27 miles (190.34 km) SSE | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 15 | 119.13 miles (191.71 km) SE | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,343.31 miles (19,864.58 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,999.81 miles (19,311.77 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,980.77 miles (19,281.12 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,970.83 miles (19,265.13 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,968.53 miles (19,261.43 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,966.61 miles (19,258.35 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,964.56 miles (19,255.05 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,949.31 miles (19,230.51 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,947.51 miles (19,227.61 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,937.90 miles (19,212.13 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,928.89 miles (19,197.64 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,910.87 miles (19,168.65 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,908.45 miles (19,164.75 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,901.13 miles (19,152.97 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,894.48 miles (19,142.26 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.81 miles (94.65 km) ENE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | 64.52 miles (103.84 km) NNW | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 65.27 miles (105.04 km) ENE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 87.34 miles (140.56 km) NNW | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 129.00 miles (207.61 km) NE | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 150.47 miles (242.16 km) NE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 159.60 miles (256.86 km) N | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 185.53 miles (298.58 km) NNE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 263.01 miles (423.27 km) N | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 289.62 miles (466.09 km) NW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 11 | 306.08 miles (492.59 km) NNW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 12 | 347.56 miles (559.35 km) NNW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 13 | 393.57 miles (633.38 km) NW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 14 | 413.62 miles (665.66 km) NNW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 15 | 414.07 miles (666.38 km) N | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,683.21 miles (18,802.26 km) WSW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,659.23 miles (18,763.66 km) WSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,165.43 miles (17,968.97 km) W | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,124.89 miles (17,903.73 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,122.64 miles (17,900.11 km) W | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,097.52 miles (17,859.68 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,081.19 miles (17,833.40 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 11,074.10 miles (17,821.98 km) W | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 11,072.72 miles (17,819.77 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,069.13 miles (17,814.00 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 11,068.84 miles (17,813.53 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,047.27 miles (17,778.82 km) W | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 11,032.34 miles (17,754.79 km) W | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 11,019.04 miles (17,733.38 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,995.38 miles (17,695.31 km) W | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |