Nonstop flight route between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Kaunas, Lithuania:
Departure Airport:
(7°10'51"N by 79°53'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(54°57'50"N by 24°5'4"E)
Distance from CMB to KUN:
4,491.50 miles (7,228.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka and Kaunas International Airport (KUN), Kaunas, Lithuania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,491 miles (or 7,228 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 Kaunas 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 Kaunas 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 |
| 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: | KUN / EYKA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°57'50"N by 24°5'4"E |
| Area Served: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport and Communications |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUN |
| More Information: | KUN Maps & Info |
Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):
- 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.
- Bandaranaike International Airport is equipped with 18 double jetway gates in preparation for airlines introducing the Airbus A380.
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.
- The existing airport will be converted to a domestic and regional terminal when the new complex is ready.
- In addition to being known as "Bandaranaike International Airport", another name for CMB is "බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළபண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- Airport expansion projects have recently been undertaken at the airport under the Stage 1, Phase II Expansion Project.
- On 7 November 1971 the first Boeing 747 landing took place, the Boeing 747-200B was operated by Condor was carrying German tourists from Frankfurt.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Kaunas International Airport (KUN):
- The closest airport to Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of KUN.
- In addition to being known as "Kaunas International Airport", another name for KUN is "Kauno Oro uostas".
- Because of Kaunas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaunas 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.
- Busiest airports by passenger traffic in the Baltic States
- In 2012 Kaunas Airport accounted 25% of total passenger market in all Lithuanian airports.
- The furthest airport from Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,242 miles (18,092 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2008 the new three-storey terminal building has been opened for passenger operations.
- Theoretical runaway average capacity, when aircraft are landing or taking off, is 12 operations per hour.
| 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 | 52.97 miles (85.25 km) ESE | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 2 | 69.72 miles (112.20 km) NNW | Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) | Šiauliai, Lithuania | |
| 3 | 121.69 miles (195.84 km) NE | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 4 | 123.04 miles (198.02 km) WNW | Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) | Klaipėda, Lithuania | |
| 5 | 135.47 miles (218.03 km) N | Riga International Airport (RIX) | Riga, Latvia | |
| 6 | 136.31 miles (219.37 km) WNW | Palanga Airport (PLQ) | Palanga, Lithuania | |
| 7 | 138.73 miles (223.26 km) W | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| 8 | 158.18 miles (254.56 km) NW | Liepāja International Airport (LPX) | Liepāja, Latvia | |
| 9 | 158.30 miles (254.76 km) ESE | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 10 | 175.37 miles (282.23 km) ESE | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 11 | 192.10 miles (309.15 km) NNW | Ventspils International Airport (VNT) | Ventspils, Latvia | |
| 12 | 197.45 miles (317.76 km) S | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 13 | 208.20 miles (335.06 km) S | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 14 | 223.23 miles (359.25 km) SW | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 15 | 223.42 miles (359.55 km) W | Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) | Gdynia, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,241.59 miles (18,091.54 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,840.17 miles (17,445.51 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,835.38 miles (17,437.81 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,826.84 miles (17,424.06 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,822.39 miles (17,416.90 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,818.24 miles (17,410.23 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,817.13 miles (17,408.44 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,812.54 miles (17,401.06 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,809.86 miles (17,396.74 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,795.64 miles (17,373.85 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,795.36 miles (17,373.41 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,788.81 miles (17,362.87 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,788.78 miles (17,362.82 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,785.05 miles (17,356.82 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,784.90 miles (17,356.57 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |