Nonstop flight route between Yazd, Iran and Hambantota, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD), Yazd, Iran and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,476 miles (or 3,984 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 relatively short distance between Shahid Sadooghi Airport and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AZD / OIYY | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Yazd, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°54'18"N by 54°16'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Yazd | 
| Operator/Owner: | Iranian Airports Holding Company | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4054 feet (1,236 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AZD | 
| More Information: | AZD Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRI / VCRI | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°17'20"N by 81°7'24"E | 
| Area Served: | Hambantota | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 157 feet (48 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HRI | 
| More Information: | HRI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD):
- Because of Shahid Sadooghi Airport's high elevation of 4,054 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AZD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AZD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Shahid Sadooghi Airport", another name for AZD is "فرودگاه يزد".
- The closest airport to Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) is Isfahan International Airport (IFN), which is located 153 miles (246 kilometers) WNW of AZD.
- Shahid Sadooghi Airport handled 471,164 passengers last year.
- Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI):
- Because of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Mattala Rajapaksa International 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 closest airport to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) is Weerawila Airport (WRZ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of HRI.
- In addition to being known as "Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport", another name for HRI is "මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළமத்தல ராஜபக்ஷ பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Phase one began on 27 November 2009 at Mattala.
- Construction of phase one began on 27 November 2009 at Mattala.
- The furthest airport from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,719 miles (18,860 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.




