Nonstop flight route between Denizli, Turkey and Galle, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(37°47'8"N by 29°42'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°59'38"N by 80°19'14"E)
Distance from DNZ to KCT:
3,852.62 miles (6,200.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Çardak Airport (DNZ), Denizli, Turkey and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,853 miles (or 6,200 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 Çardak Airport and Koggala 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 Çardak Airport and Koggala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNZ / LTAY |
| Airport Name: | Çardak Airport |
| Location: | Denizli, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°47'8"N by 29°42'3"E |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 2795 feet (852 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DNZ |
| More Information: | DNZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCT / VCCK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galle, Sri Lanka |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°59'38"N by 80°19'14"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCT |
| More Information: | KCT Maps & Info |
Facts about Çardak Airport (DNZ):
- The furthest airport from Çardak Airport (DNZ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,374 miles (18,305 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Çardak Airport (DNZ) is Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport (ISE), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) E of DNZ.
- Çardak Airport (DNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
- After the Japanese occupied the Malay Peninsula in 1942, the QEA/Imperial Airways flight from London to Sydney lost Singapore, its refueling point between Calcutta and Perth, Western Australia.
- Because of Koggala Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Koggala 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 "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The furthest airport from Koggala Airport (KCT) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.56 miles (60.45 km) E | Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport (ISE) | Isparta, Turkey |     |
| 2 | 62.91 miles (101.24 km) N | Uṣak Airport (USQ) | Usak, Turkey | |
| 3 | 81.30 miles (130.84 km) NE | Afyon Airport (AFY) | Afyon, Turkey | |
| 4 | 85.66 miles (137.85 km) SE | Antalya Airport (AYT) | Antalya, Turkey | |
| 5 | 89.27 miles (143.67 km) SW | Dalaman International Airport (DLM) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 6 | 94.50 miles (152.08 km) NNE | Zafer Airport (KZR) | Kütahya, Turkey | |
| 7 | 113.79 miles (183.13 km) S | Kastellorizo Public Airport (KZS) | Kastelorizo, Greece | |
| 8 | 117.59 miles (189.24 km) WSW | Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 9 | 119.99 miles (193.11 km) WSW | Imsik Airport (BXN) | Bodrum, Turkey | |
| 10 | 130.43 miles (209.91 km) SW | Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) | Rhodes, Greece | |
| 11 | 142.85 miles (229.90 km) WNW | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) | İzmir, Turkey | |
| 12 | 145.99 miles (234.95 km) NNE | Eskişehir Air Base (ESK) | Eskişehir, Turkey | |
| 13 | 146.65 miles (236.01 km) NNE | Eskişehir Anadolu Airport (AOE) | Eskişehir, Turkey | |
| 14 | 152.55 miles (245.51 km) W | Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) | Samos Island, Greece | |
| 15 | 154.61 miles (248.82 km) WNW | Çiğli Air Base (IGL) | Çiğli / İzmir, Turkey | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,374.07 miles (18,304.75 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,249.16 miles (18,103.72 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,158.14 miles (17,957.25 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,146.22 miles (17,938.06 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,119.73 miles (17,895.43 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,071.47 miles (17,817.76 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,067.68 miles (17,811.66 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,038.50 miles (17,764.69 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,034.09 miles (17,757.61 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,013.53 miles (17,724.52 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,995.23 miles (17,695.06 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,982.47 miles (17,674.53 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,978.38 miles (17,667.95 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,962.14 miles (17,641.81 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,959.56 miles (17,637.66 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.81 miles (94.65 km) ENE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | 64.52 miles (103.84 km) NNW | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 65.27 miles (105.04 km) ENE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 87.34 miles (140.56 km) NNW | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 129.00 miles (207.61 km) NE | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 150.47 miles (242.16 km) NE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 159.60 miles (256.86 km) N | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 185.53 miles (298.58 km) NNE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 263.01 miles (423.27 km) N | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 289.62 miles (466.09 km) NW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 11 | 306.08 miles (492.59 km) NNW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 12 | 347.56 miles (559.35 km) NNW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 13 | 393.57 miles (633.38 km) NW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 14 | 413.62 miles (665.66 km) NNW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 15 | 414.07 miles (666.38 km) N | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,683.21 miles (18,802.26 km) WSW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,659.23 miles (18,763.66 km) WSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,165.43 miles (17,968.97 km) W | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,124.89 miles (17,903.73 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,122.64 miles (17,900.11 km) W | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,097.52 miles (17,859.68 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,081.19 miles (17,833.40 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 11,074.10 miles (17,821.98 km) W | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 11,072.72 miles (17,819.77 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,069.13 miles (17,814.00 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 11,068.84 miles (17,813.53 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,047.27 miles (17,778.82 km) W | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 11,032.34 miles (17,754.79 km) W | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 11,019.04 miles (17,733.38 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,995.38 miles (17,695.31 km) W | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |