Nonstop flight route between Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Hastings, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), Hastings, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,197 miles (or 14,800 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 Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport and Hastings Municipal 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 Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport and Hastings Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRI / VCRI |
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Location: | Hambantota, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°17'20"N by 81°7'24"E |
Area Served: | Hambantota |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 157 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRI |
More Information: | HRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSI / KHSI |
Airport Name: | Hastings Municipal Airport |
Location: | Hastings, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°36'19"N by 98°25'40"W |
Area Served: | Hastings, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hastings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1961 feet (598 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HSI |
More Information: | HSI Maps & Info |
Facts about Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI):
- On October 2012, the Super King 20 Test Aircraft, which belongs to the Pakistan Civil Aviation Department and features a dual engine, landed on the new runway to test the newly constructed runway and the instrumentation.
- In addition to being known as "Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport", another name for HRI is "මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළமத்தல ராஜபக்ஷ பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- The terminal building will be of area 12,000m2 with the capacity to handle 1,000,000 passengers per annum.
- On 24 January 2013, Sri Lanka Minister of Civil Aviation Piyankara Jayaratne said in parliament that the airport would be declared open on 18 March 2013.
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Hambantota in southeast Sri Lanka.
- Because of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Mattala Rajapaksa 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 Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) is Weerawila Airport (WRZ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of HRI.
- The furthest airport from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,719 miles (18,860 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The AFRS will be the facilities to cater Category 10 requirements.
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was declared open by the President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, on 18 March 2013 and commenced operations with the landing of a SriLankan Airlines special Airbus A340 flight named 'City of Magam Ruhunupura' with the President on board.
Facts about Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI):
- The furthest airport from Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,640 miles (17,123 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) is Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNE of HSI.
- Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) has 2 runways.