Nonstop flight route between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka and Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,174 miles (or 14,764 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 Cataratas del Iguazú 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 Bandaranaike International Airport and Cataratas del Iguazú International 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: | IGR / SARI |
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Location: | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°44'13"S by 54°28'23"W |
Area Served: | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IGR |
More Information: | IGR Maps & Info |
Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):
- The existing airport will be converted to a domestic and regional terminal when the new complex is ready.
- Bandaranaike International Airport is one of the two international airports serving the city of Colombo, the other is Ratmalana Airport.
- 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 handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
- It was named after former Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike, in 1970.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bandaranaike International Airport", another name for CMB is "බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළபண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- On 9 January 2012, an Airbus A380-800 operated by Emirates flight EK 413 from Sydney landed at Bandaranaike International Airport.
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR):
- Because of Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Cataratas del Iguazú 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 closest airport to Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) is Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of IGR.
- Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport", another name for IGR is "Aeropuerto Internacional Cataratas del Iguazú".
- The furthest airport from Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) is Shimojishima Airport (SHI), which is nearly antipodal to Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (meaning Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shimojishima Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Shimojishima, Japan.