Nonstop flight route between Aasiaat, Greenland and Colombo, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aasiaat Airport (JEG), Aasiaat, Greenland and Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,725 miles (or 10,822 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 Aasiaat 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 Aasiaat 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: | JEG / BGAA |
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Location: | Aasiaat, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°43'18"N by 52°47'4"W |
Area Served: | Aasiaat, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 74 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JEG |
More Information: | JEG 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 Aasiaat Airport (JEG):
- Aasiaat Airport handled 19,427 passengers last year.
- Because of Aasiaat Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Aasiaat 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 addition to being known as "Aasiaat Airport", another name for JEG is "Mittarfik Aasiaat".
- Aasiaat Airport (JEG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aasiaat Airport (JEG) is Kitsissuarsuit Heliport (QJE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NW of JEG.
- The furthest airport from Aasiaat Airport (JEG) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,504 miles (16,904 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- As part of the airport development program, a passenger train service was launched between the Airport and Colombo Secretariat Station, in June 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Bandaranaike International Airport", another name for CMB is "බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළபண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- Bandaranaike International Airport is equipped with 18 double jetway gates in preparation for airlines introducing the Airbus A380.
- 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.
- Bandaranaike International Airport handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
- The Bandaranaike International Airport has a single runway with an asphalt surface.
- The closest airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.
- 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.
- The airport began as a Royal Air Force airfield in 1944 during the Second World War, RAF Station Negombo