Nonstop flight route between Camden, Arkansas, United States and Galle, Sri Lanka:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Harrell Field (CDH), Camden, Arkansas, United States and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,662 miles (or 15,550 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 Harrell Field 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 Harrell Field and Koggala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Harrell Field (CDH):

• Harrell Field (CDH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Harrell Field's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Harrell Field 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 Harrell Field (CDH) is South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of CDH.
• The furthest airport from Harrell Field (CDH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,841 miles (17,447 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):

• The Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
• In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
• 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 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.