Nonstop flight route between Boulder City, Nevada, United States and Galle, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD), Boulder City, Nevada, United States and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,376 miles (or 15,090 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 Boulder City Municipal 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 Boulder City Municipal 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: | BLD / |
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Location: | Boulder City, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°56'49"N by 114°51'37"W |
Area Served: | Boulder City, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Boulder City Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2203 feet (671 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLD |
More Information: | BLD 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 Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD):
- The furthest airport from Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On March 19, 2009 the Boulder City Aerocenter, a new 30,000 sq ft terminal, opened to service Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, Grand Canyon Airlines and Scenic Airlines.
- Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) has 3 runways.
- Boulder City Municipal Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Boulder City, in Clark County, Nevada, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Boulder City Municipal Airport", other names for BLD include "KBVU" and "BVU".
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 300,553 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 194,838 in 2009, and 169,923 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) is Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of BLD.
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- Meanwhile, the tarmac surface of the land runway was developed.
- Koggala Airport in Sri Lanka was originally a Royal Air Force Station RAF Koggala.