Nonstop flight route between Cobija, Bolivia and Colombo, Sri Lanka:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ), Cobija, Bolivia and Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,284 miles (or 16,550 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 Captain Aníbal Arab Airport and Bandaranaike International 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 Captain Aníbal Arab Airport and Bandaranaike International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ):

• Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Captain Aníbal Arab Airport's relatively low elevation of 892 feet, planes can take off or land at Captain Aníbal Arab 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 Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (meaning Captain Aníbal Arab Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,286 miles (19,773 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
• In addition to being known as "Captain Aníbal Arab Airport", another name for CIJ is "Aeropuerto Capitán Aníbal Arab".
• The closest airport to Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) is Iberia Airport (IBP), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WSW of CIJ.

Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):

• In addition to being known as "Bandaranaike International Airport", another name for CMB is "බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළபண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
• Because of Bandaranaike International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Bandaranaike 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 second phase of the expansion project is being carried out with Japanese assistance and is expected to be completed by 2015.
• In the early 1990s the position of the airport's runway was shifted northward and the old runway was made into a taxiway for departing and arriving aircraft.
• In 1964 Anil Moonesinghe, the Cabinet Minister of Communications, started the building of a new international airport to replace Ratmalana, with Canadian aid.
• Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
• As part of the airport development program, a passenger train service was launched between the Airport and Colombo Secretariat Station, in June 2010.
• Bandaranaike International Airport is equipped with 18 double jetway gates in preparation for airlines introducing the Airbus A380.
• In 1957 it closed as the British left the island, and SWRD Bandaranaike removed all the British Military airfields from Ceylon, the airfield was handed over to the Royal Ceylon Air Force and renamed Katunayake.
• Bandaranaike International Airport handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,614 miles (18,691 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• The closest airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.