Nonstop flight route between Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Lawrence, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC), Lawrence, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,298 miles (or 14,964 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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: | LWC / KLWC |
Airport Name: | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
Location: | Lawrence, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°0'39"N by 95°12'59"W |
Area Served: | Lawrence, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Lawrence |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 833 feet (254 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWC |
More Information: | LWC Maps & Info |
Facts about Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI):
- The second stage of the HIA project expansion works at the airport is to be completed by 2015.
- Construction of phase one began on 27 November 2009 at Mattala.
- Phase one began on 27 November 2009 at Mattala.
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) is Weerawila Airport (WRZ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of HRI.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport", another name for HRI is "මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළமத்தல ராஜபக்ஷ பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
Facts about Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC):
- Because of Lawrence Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 833 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawrence Municipal 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.
- Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,725 miles (17,259 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC) is New Century AirCenter (JCI), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SE of LWC.