Nonstop flight route between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Buckeye, Arizona, United States:
Departure Airport:
(7°10'51"N by 79°53'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°25'14"N by 112°41'9"W)
Distance from CMB to BXK:
9,512.82 miles (15,309.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka and Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK), Buckeye, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,513 miles (or 15,309 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 Bandaranaike International Airport and Buckeye Municipal 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 Bandaranaike International Airport and Buckeye Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMB / VCBI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°10'51"N by 79°53'0"E |
| Area Served: | Colombo |
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CMB |
| More Information: | CMB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXK / KBXK |
| Airport Name: | Buckeye Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Buckeye, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°25'14"N by 112°41'9"W |
| Area Served: | Buckeye, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Buckeye |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1033 feet (315 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BXK |
| More Information: | BXK Maps & Info |
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".
- Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake, Sri Lanka, is 30 kilometers north of the island nation's capital of Colombo.
- The airport is undergoing resurfacing of its runway.
- Bandaranaike International Airport is one of the two international airports serving the city of Colombo, the other is Ratmalana Airport.
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 7 May 2007 the Sri Lankan Government decided to shift some military aviation operations out of the space adjoining the airport to SLAF Hingurakgoda, thus paving the way for more civilian operations.
- The closest airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.
- Bandaranaike International Airport handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Bandaranaike International Airport is equipped with 18 double jetway gates in preparation for airlines introducing the Airbus A380.
- 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.
Facts about Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK):
- The furthest airport from Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,462 miles (18,446 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of BXK.
- Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.81 miles (39.93 km) S | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka |     |
| 2 | 85.92 miles (138.27 km) NNE | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 87.34 miles (140.56 km) SSE | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 105.07 miles (169.09 km) SE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 112.63 miles (181.27 km) SE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 119.88 miles (192.94 km) E | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 128.11 miles (206.18 km) ENE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 129.25 miles (208.00 km) NE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 180.87 miles (291.08 km) N | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 220.49 miles (354.84 km) NNW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 11 | 221.88 miles (357.08 km) WNW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 12 | 260.27 miles (418.87 km) NNW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 13 | 314.83 miles (506.67 km) NW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 14 | 328.90 miles (529.31 km) NW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 15 | 330.63 miles (532.09 km) N | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,614.20 miles (18,691.19 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,593.72 miles (18,658.24 km) WSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,128.12 miles (17,908.93 km) W | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,090.52 miles (17,848.42 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,075.96 miles (17,824.99 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,056.53 miles (17,793.72 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,045.26 miles (17,775.57 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,036.65 miles (17,761.71 km) W | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 11,030.26 miles (17,751.43 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 11,027.67 miles (17,747.26 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 11,018.75 miles (17,732.91 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,001.39 miles (17,704.98 km) WSW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 10,996.97 miles (17,697.87 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,993.69 miles (17,692.59 km) W | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 10,954.29 miles (17,629.18 km) W | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.98 miles (28.94 km) E | Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | |
| 2 | 19.17 miles (30.85 km) ENE | Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |
| 3 | 38.90 miles (62.61 km) E | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| 4 | 39.37 miles (63.36 km) ENE | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| 5 | 46.81 miles (75.33 km) ENE | Scottsdale Airport (SCF) | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | |
| 6 | 55.29 miles (88.98 km) E | Falcon Field (MSC) | Mesa, Arizona, United States | |
| 7 | 59.98 miles (96.52 km) E | Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| 8 | 62.12 miles (99.98 km) ESE | Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | |
| 9 | 85.81 miles (138.09 km) NNW | Bagdad Airport (BGT) | Bagdad, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 86.61 miles (139.38 km) N | Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) | Prescott, Arizona, United States | |
| 11 | 96.51 miles (155.32 km) NE | Payson Airport (PJB) | Payson, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 100.91 miles (162.40 km) SE | Pinal Airpark (MZJ) | Marana, Arizona, United States | |
| 13 | 106.27 miles (171.03 km) WSW | Laguna Army Airfield (LGF) | Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, United States | |
| 14 | 110.12 miles (177.22 km) SE | Marana Regional Airport (AVW) | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 111.27 miles (179.07 km) NNE | Sedona Airport (SDX) | Sedona, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,461.94 miles (18,446.17 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,362.20 miles (18,285.65 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,329.13 miles (18,232.42 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,309.21 miles (18,200.37 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,082.85 miles (17,836.08 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,003.25 miles (17,707.97 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,951.43 miles (17,624.57 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,950.11 miles (17,622.45 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,904.44 miles (17,548.96 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,870.65 miles (17,494.57 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,849.93 miles (17,461.22 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,806.36 miles (17,391.10 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,786.19 miles (17,358.64 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,779.71 miles (17,348.22 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,778.68 miles (17,346.56 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |