Nonstop flight route between Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Miami, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Miami Municipal Airport (MIO), Miami, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,441 miles (or 15,194 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 Miami 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 Miami 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: | MIO / KMIO |
| Airport Name: | Miami Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Miami, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°54'33"N by 94°53'15"W |
| Area Served: | Miami, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Miami |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIO |
| More Information: | MIO Maps & Info |
Facts about Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI):
- Hambantota International Airport will include domestic/regional and international passenger and cargo terminals, warehouses, as well as being compatible for seaplane/amphibious operations etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport", another name for HRI is "මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළமத்தல ராஜபக்ஷ பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- It was initially planned to build an international airport serving the south of Sri Lanka at Weerawila, but the plans were scrapped due to environmental concerns.
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) currently has only 1 runway.
- As announced earlier the airport was opened for flight operations on 18 March 2013.
- On March 2013, it was reported that certifications of compliance and certification of aerodrome was awarded to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport.
- The terminal building will be of area 12,000m2 with the capacity to handle 1,000,000 passengers per annum.
Facts about Miami Municipal Airport (MIO):
- The closest airport to Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) is Joplin Regional Airport (JLN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of MIO.
- Because of Miami Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami 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.
- In the year ending July 10, 2008 the airport had 12,000 general aviation aircraft operations, average 32 per day.
- The furthest airport from Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,743 miles (17,289 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- For a short time starting 1952 it had scheduled flights-- Ozark DC-3s.
- Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport opened in December 1937 with two 3,200' concrete runways aligned north-south and northeast-southwest.
