Nonstop flight route between Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Mykolaiv, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(6°17'20"N by 81°7'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°3'29"N by 31°55'14"E)
Distance from HRI to NLV:
4,041.34 miles (6,503.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota, Sri Lanka and International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), Mykolaiv, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,041 miles (or 6,504 kilometers).
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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: | NLV / UKON |
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| Location: | Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°3'29"N by 31°55'14"E |
| Area Served: | Mykolaiv (Nikolayev), Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NLV |
| More Information: | NLV Maps & Info |
Facts about Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (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.
- On 16 October 2012, a Hawker Beechcraft B200 King Air registered AP-CAB, belonging to the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan landed on runway 23 at 12.38 PM local time becoming the first aircraft to land at the new airport as requested by the Rajapaksa regime.
- Phase one began on 27 November 2009 at Mattala.
- 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.
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Hambantota in southeast Sri Lanka.
- In addition to being known as "Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport", another name for HRI is "මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළமத்தல ராஜபக்ஷ பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- The closest airport to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) is Weerawila Airport (WRZ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of HRI.
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV):
- In October 2010, the Mykolaiv Oblast Council canceled its decision to privatize the cooperative enterprise, Mykolaiv International Airport and to reorganize the airport into a public stock society.
- In addition to being known as "International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport)", other names for NLV include "Міжнародний аэропорт «Миколаїв»Международный аэропорт «Николаев»" and "Mizhnаrodnyi аеroport Mykolaiv".
- In April 2007, Mykolaiv Oblast Council decided to joint-stockicize the airport, with the goal of subsequent privatization.
- International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) is Kherson International Airport (KHE), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SE of NLV.
- Because of International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev 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 International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,051 miles (17,784 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1960 Nikolaev Airport was made into a passenger airport.
- In 1992 the Nikolaev Airport passed the international certification, through which he was able to accept and handle aircraft from other countries.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.94 miles (12.79 km) ESE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka |     |
| 2 | 58.81 miles (94.65 km) WSW | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 80.23 miles (129.12 km) NNE | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 92.58 miles (148.99 km) WNW | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 104.97 miles (168.93 km) NNE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 105.07 miles (169.09 km) NW | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 146.99 miles (236.55 km) NNW | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 155.56 miles (250.34 km) N | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 252.56 miles (406.46 km) NNW | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 321.02 miles (516.63 km) NW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 11 | 325.45 miles (523.76 km) WNW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 12 | 350.50 miles (564.07 km) NNW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 13 | 402.29 miles (647.43 km) NNW | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| 14 | 419.58 miles (675.25 km) NW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 15 | 429.94 miles (691.92 km) NW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,719.20 miles (18,860.18 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,698.26 miles (18,826.48 km) WSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,219.00 miles (18,055.18 km) W | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,179.33 miles (17,991.34 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,172.68 miles (17,980.65 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,149.81 miles (17,943.83 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,129.24 miles (17,910.74 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 11,128.88 miles (17,910.14 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,127.58 miles (17,908.06 km) W | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 11,121.05 miles (17,897.56 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 11,117.45 miles (17,891.76 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,097.63 miles (17,859.86 km) WSW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 11,085.42 miles (17,840.21 km) W | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 11,076.22 miles (17,825.40 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,047.06 miles (17,778.48 km) W | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.48 miles (61.92 km) SE | Kherson International Airport (KHE) | Kherson, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 73.24 miles (117.86 km) SW | Odesa International Airport (ODS) | Odessa, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 90.71 miles (145.98 km) NE | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 4 | 141.19 miles (227.22 km) W | Chișinău International Airport (KIV) | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| 5 | 160.17 miles (257.76 km) NNE | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 168.13 miles (270.58 km) ENE | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 170.02 miles (273.62 km) SE | Simferopol International Airport (SIP) | Simferopol, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 172.93 miles (278.31 km) ENE | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 201.03 miles (323.52 km) WNW | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 10 | 202.36 miles (325.66 km) W | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 11 | 213.56 miles (343.69 km) NNE | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 228.79 miles (368.20 km) E | Berdyansk Airport (ERD) | Berdyansk, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 231.86 miles (373.15 km) NNW | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 239.86 miles (386.02 km) W | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 15 | 240.52 miles (387.07 km) NNW | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,050.58 miles (17,784.13 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,725.48 miles (17,260.95 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,638.99 miles (17,121.76 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,625.94 miles (17,100.74 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,614.14 miles (17,081.76 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,613.81 miles (17,081.22 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,603.00 miles (17,063.83 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,582.32 miles (17,030.55 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,574.40 miles (17,017.80 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,570.58 miles (17,011.66 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,563.24 miles (16,999.85 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,552.87 miles (16,983.15 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,548.68 miles (16,976.41 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,543.73 miles (16,968.45 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,543.24 miles (16,967.65 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |