Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Augsburg Airport (AGB), Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,969 miles (or 7,996 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 Koggala Airport and Augsburg 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 Koggala Airport and Augsburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):

• Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
• In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
• The furthest airport from Koggala Airport (KCT) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• After the Japanese occupied the Malay Peninsula in 1942, the QEA/Imperial Airways flight from London to Sydney lost Singapore, its refueling point between Calcutta and Perth, Western Australia.
• Because of Koggala Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Koggala 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 closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.

Facts about Augsburg Airport (AGB):

• The closest airport to Augsburg Airport (AGB) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SE of AGB.
• In 1995, Augsburg Airport saw the inauguration of international flights by Interot Airways, most notably to London City Airport.
• In 1986, Interot Airways commenced scheduled flight services at Augsburg Airways, initially to Düsseldorf.
• The furthest airport from Augsburg Airport (AGB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,961 miles (19,249 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Augsburg Airport", another name for AGB is "Flughafen Augsburg".
• After 2005 passenger traffic was relocated to Munich Airport, leaving the Augsburg region without a passenger airport within close reach.