Nonstop flight route between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Hukuntsi, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka and Hukuntsi Airport (HUK), Hukuntsi, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,468 miles (or 7,191 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 Hukuntsi 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 Hukuntsi 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 |
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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: | HUK / |
Airport Name: | Hukuntsi Airport |
Location: | Hukuntsi, Botswana |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°59'22"S by 21°45'29"E |
Area Served: | Hukuntsi, Botswana |
View all routes: | Routes from HUK |
More Information: | HUK Maps & Info |
Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):
- The second stage will involve the acquisition of 600 hectares of public land, the construction of a runway capable of accommodating new-generation airplanes, an aircraft repair and maintenance center, an arrival and a departure terminal, a shopping arcade, a cargo complex connected to the airport by rail and a multistory car park.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bandaranaike International Airport", another name for CMB is "බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළபண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- The airport began as a Royal Air Force airfield in 1944 during the Second World War, RAF Station Negombo
- The airport is undergoing resurfacing of its runway.
- Terminal 2 is planned to open in 2016, a section of the terminal is to be opened for the passengers by end 2015.It would be the newest and most modern terminal at the airport.
- On 9 January 2012, an Airbus A380-800 operated by Emirates flight EK 413 from Sydney landed at Bandaranaike International Airport.
- The closest airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.
- 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.
- Airport expansion projects have recently been undertaken at the airport under the Stage 1, Phase II Expansion Project.
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bandaranaike International Airport handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
Facts about Hukuntsi Airport (HUK):
- The furthest airport from Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Hukuntsi Airport (meaning Hukuntsi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,292 miles (19,782 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is located 159 miles (256 kilometers) N of HUK.