Nonstop flight route between Beaumont, Texas, United States and Ratmalana, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(30°4'13"N by 94°12'54"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°49'19"N by 79°53'10"E)
Distance from BMT to RML:
9,857.93 miles (15,864.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT), Beaumont, Texas, United States and Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,858 miles (or 15,865 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 Beaumont Municipal Airport and Ratmalana 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 Beaumont Municipal Airport and Ratmalana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMT / KBMT |
| Airport Name: | Beaumont Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Beaumont, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°4'13"N by 94°12'54"W |
| Area Served: | Beaumont, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Beaumont |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BMT |
| More Information: | BMT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RML / VCCC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°49'19"N by 79°53'10"E |
| Area Served: | Colombo |
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RML |
| More Information: | RML Maps & Info |
Facts about Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT):
- The closest airport to Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) is Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SE of BMT.
- Beaumont Municipal Airport covers an area of 276 acres at an elevation of 32 feet above mean sea level.
- Beaumont Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located six nautical miles west of the central business district of Beaumont, in Jefferson County, Texas, United States.
- The furthest airport from Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,013 miles (17,724 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Beaumont Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Beaumont Municipal 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.
- Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) has 2 runways.
Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):
- The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
- In the 1950s, BOAC flew Canadair Argonauts from Ratmalana to London.
- Because of Ratmalana Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Ratmalana 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.
- There are currently 2 terminals at the airport.
- Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2012, plans were drawn to relaunch Ratmalana as an international airport, to act as a secondary airport for the city.
- The furthest airport from Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,628 miles (18,713 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.26 miles (22.96 km) SE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 48.34 miles (77.80 km) WSW | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 59.40 miles (95.60 km) E | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 4 | 64.78 miles (104.25 km) E | Chennault International Airport (CWF) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 5 | 64.99 miles (104.59 km) WSW | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 67.64 miles (108.86 km) W | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) SW | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 70.18 miles (112.94 km) WSW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 74.05 miles (119.17 km) NE | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States | |
| 10 | 74.22 miles (119.45 km) WNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 80.00 miles (128.74 km) W | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 85.53 miles (137.64 km) WSW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 86.46 miles (139.14 km) NNW | Angelina County Airport (LFK) | Lufkin, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 88.98 miles (143.20 km) W | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 91.78 miles (147.70 km) WSW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,013.06 miles (17,723.76 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,865.52 miles (17,486.32 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,721.04 miles (17,253.79 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,710.67 miles (17,237.12 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,704.52 miles (17,227.21 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,698.76 miles (17,217.94 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,694.73 miles (17,211.45 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,693.51 miles (17,209.50 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,687.40 miles (17,199.66 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,675.75 miles (17,180.91 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,671.33 miles (17,173.80 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,656.18 miles (17,149.42 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,650.47 miles (17,140.22 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,646.40 miles (17,133.68 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,644.69 miles (17,130.92 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.81 miles (39.93 km) N | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | 64.52 miles (103.84 km) SSE | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 92.58 miles (148.99 km) ESE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 100.49 miles (161.71 km) ESE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 108.75 miles (175.02 km) NNE | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 124.47 miles (200.32 km) ENE | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 137.09 miles (220.62 km) ENE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 148.17 miles (238.45 km) NE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 205.62 miles (330.90 km) N | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 233.27 miles (375.40 km) WNW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 11 | 241.63 miles (388.86 km) NNW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 12 | 284.05 miles (457.13 km) NNW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 13 | 331.77 miles (533.93 km) NW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 14 | 349.40 miles (562.30 km) NNW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 15 | 355.44 miles (572.02 km) N | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,627.95 miles (18,713.33 km) WSW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,606.18 miles (18,678.30 km) WSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,131.04 miles (17,913.63 km) W | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,092.52 miles (17,851.64 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,081.81 miles (17,834.40 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,060.56 miles (17,800.21 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,045.16 miles (17,775.42 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,039.57 miles (17,766.42 km) W | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 11,037.47 miles (17,763.05 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 11,031.75 miles (17,753.83 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 11,025.78 miles (17,744.23 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,006.96 miles (17,713.94 km) WSW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 10,996.97 miles (17,697.87 km) W | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 10,995.28 miles (17,695.14 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,957.33 miles (17,634.07 km) W | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |