Nonstop flight route between Keene, New Hampshire, United States and Galle, Sri Lanka:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN), Keene, New Hampshire, United States and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,647 miles (or 13,916 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 Dillant–Hopkins 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 Dillant–Hopkins Airport and Koggala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN):

• Because of Dillant–Hopkins Airport's relatively low elevation of 149 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillant–Hopkins 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 land upon which the airport sits was purchased in 1942 and was dedicated October 31, 1943, before a crowd of five thousand.
• Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN) is Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark (AFN), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of EEN.
• In 1953 Dillant–Hopkins hosted an air show which brought flying teams from the US Air Force and US Navy to Keene.
• 1954 would see Northeast Airlines begin its air freight service out of the airport, six years after air freight service first began there.
• The furthest airport from Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,700 miles (18,830 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):

• The Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
• 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.
• QEA and Imperial Airways flew Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats from Koggala lake to the Swan River at Perth, on what was at the time the world's longest non-stop air route.