Nonstop flight route between Colombo, Sri Lanka and La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka and La Cumbre Airport (LCM), La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,612 miles (or 15,468 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 La Cumbre 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 La Cumbre Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):

• 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.
• Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 9 January 2012, an Airbus A380-800 operated by Emirates flight EK 413 from Sydney landed at Bandaranaike International Airport.
• 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.
• Once the Phase II is completed the airport will have 50 parking bays, including 17 in the proposed Apron Echo.
• It was named after former Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike, in 1970.
• 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 airport is undergoing resurfacing of its runway.

Facts about La Cumbre Airport (LCM):

• The furthest airport from La Cumbre Airport (LCM) is Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH), which is nearly antipodal to La Cumbre Airport (meaning La Cumbre Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in Wuhan, Hubei, China.
• La Cumbre Airport (LCM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "La Cumbre Airport", other names for LCM include "La Cumbre Airport (La Cumbre)" and "Aeropuerto La Cumbre".
• The closest airport to La Cumbre Airport (LCM) is Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) SE of LCM.