Nonstop flight route between Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States and Ampara, Sri Lanka:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lawrence County Airpark (HTW), Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States and Ampara Airport (ADP), Ampara, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,115 miles (or 14,668 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 Lawrence County Airpark and Ampara 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 Lawrence County Airpark and Ampara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lawrence County Airpark (HTW):

• The closest airport to Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) is Tri-State Airport (HTS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of HTW.
• The furthest airport from Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,410 miles (18,362 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Lawrence County Airpark's relatively low elevation of 568 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawrence County Airpark 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 County Airpark, originally known as Huntington Airport, was established in 1929.
• At the time of opening, the Embry-Riddle Company was to run the field and FBO.
• The 1930s were marked by repeated attempts to establish passenger and mail service to the H-I-C Airport.

Facts about Ampara Airport (ADP):

• The furthest airport from Ampara Airport (ADP) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,703 miles (18,834 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• Because of Ampara Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Ampara 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.
• Ampara Airport (ADP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ampara Airport (ADP) is Batticaloa Airport (BTC), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of ADP.
• In addition to being known as "Ampara Airport", another name for ADP is "අම්පාර ගුවන්තොටුපළஅம்பாறை விமான நிலையம்".