Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Banda Aceh, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), Banda Aceh, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,039 miles (or 1,671 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 Koggala Airport and Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
• 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.
• Koggala Airport in Sri Lanka was originally a Royal Air Force Station RAF Koggala.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
• The Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.

Facts about Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ):

• In 1993 and 1994 the Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport re-experience the developments related to the National MTQ be held in Banda Aceh, with a 2250 runway extension x 45 metres, which can accommodate aircraft DC-9 and B-737 and supported with the installation of a Radar which is located at Mount Linteung within approximately 14 km from the airport.
• Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1968, the airport has developed a runway extension to 1850 meters with a width of 45 metres, and Appron with dimensions of 90 x 120 metres, so it has been able to accommodate the large aircraft such as the Fokker F28.
• Because of Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Iskandar Muda 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.
• The closest airport to Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) is Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) E of BTJ.
• The furthest airport from Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (meaning Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Talara, Peru.
• In addition to being known as "Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport", another name for BTJ is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Iskandar Muda Bandar Udara Antar Nanggroë Sultan Iskandar Muda".