Nonstop flight route between North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom and Colombo, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Humberside Airport (HUY), North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom and Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,419 miles (or 8,721 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 Humberside Airport and Bandaranaike International 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 Humberside Airport and Bandaranaike International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUY / EGNJ |
Airport Name: | Humberside Airport |
Location: | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°34'27"N by 0°21'2"W |
Area Served: | East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Kingston upon Hull |
Operator/Owner: | Eastern Airways |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUY |
More Information: | HUY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMB / VCBI |
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Location: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°10'51"N by 79°53'0"E |
Area Served: | Colombo |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CMB |
More Information: | CMB Maps & Info |
Facts about Humberside Airport (HUY):
- Humberside Airport (HUY) has 2 runways.
- An hourly daytime bus service operated by Stagecoach runs from Grimsby and Hull to the airport from Monday to Saturday, which is named as the "Humber Flyer" service.
- The closest airport to Humberside Airport (HUY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of HUY.
- Because of Humberside Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Humberside 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 2008, MAG announced that it was conducting a review of its strategy for Humberside Airport, and all options including disposal were under consideration.
- The furthest airport from Humberside Airport (HUY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The airport was previously a Royal Air Force base, RAF Kirmington, opened in 1941 during World War II, from which No.
- Humberside Airport handled 236,083 passengers last year.
- MAG sold its 83.7% share of Humberside in 2012 for £2.3 million to Eastern Group to focus on the larger airports in its portfolio.
Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):
- Because of Bandaranaike International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Bandaranaike 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 7 November 1971 the first Boeing 747 landing took place, the Boeing 747-200B was operated by Condor was carrying German tourists from Frankfurt.
- The existing airport will be converted to a domestic and regional terminal when the new complex is ready.
- Bandaranaike International Airport handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Bandaranaike International Airport", another name for CMB is "බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළபண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- The furthest airport from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,614 miles (18,691 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is used by Emirates as an alternative emergency airport for its Airbus A380 aircraft.
- The closest airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.