Nonstop flight route between Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Zhob, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota, Sri Lanka and Zhob Airport (PZH), Zhob, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,889 miles (or 3,040 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 relatively short distance between Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport and Zhob Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | PZH / OPZB |
Airport Name: | Zhob Airport |
Location: | Zhob, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°21'29"N by 69°27'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4728 feet (1,441 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PZH |
More Information: | PZH 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.
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The second stage of the HIA project expansion works at the airport is to be completed by 2015.
- 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.
- 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 new international airport is expected to expand the local aviation industry whilst being a catalyst for the country's economic development enabling international trade, tourism, vocational training and employment.
- The AFRS will be the facilities to cater Category 10 requirements.
- A new aerodrome designed to meet the ICAO specification for code 4F is to be built.
- 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.
Facts about Zhob Airport (PZH):
- The furthest airport from Zhob Airport (PZH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Zhob Airport (meaning Zhob Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,536 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Zhob Airport (PZH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Zhob Airport's high elevation of 4,728 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PZH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PZH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Zhob Airport (PZH) is Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK), which is located 92 miles (149 kilometers) ENE of PZH.