Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Biała Podlaska, Poland:
Departure Airport:
(5°59'38"N by 80°19'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°0'11"N by 23°8'36"E)
Distance from KCT to BXP:
4,527.94 miles (7,286.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP), Biała Podlaska, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,528 miles (or 7,287 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 Biała Podlaska 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 Biała Podlaska Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCT / VCCK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galle, Sri Lanka |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°59'38"N by 80°19'14"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCT |
| More Information: | KCT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXP / EPBP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Biała Podlaska, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°0'11"N by 23°8'36"E |
| Area Served: | Biała Podlaska, Poland |
| Operator/Owner: | Cargo Hub Warszawa Biała |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from BXP |
| More Information: | BXP Maps & Info |
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of 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".
- 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 Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
- QEA and Imperial Airways flew Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats from Koggala lake to the Swan River at Perth, on what was at the time the world's longest non-stop air route.
Facts about Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP):
- The post-military airport ranks in top five airports in Poland in terms of its infrastructure length.
- The closest airport to Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) is Brest Airport (BQT), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) ENE of BXP.
- The furthest airport from Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,372 miles (18,302 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Biała Podlaska Airport", other names for BXP include "Port Lotniczy Biała Podlaska" and "Biała Podlaska".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.81 miles (94.65 km) ENE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka |     |
| 2 | 64.52 miles (103.84 km) NNW | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 65.27 miles (105.04 km) ENE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 87.34 miles (140.56 km) NNW | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 129.00 miles (207.61 km) NE | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 150.47 miles (242.16 km) NE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 159.60 miles (256.86 km) N | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 185.53 miles (298.58 km) NNE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 263.01 miles (423.27 km) N | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 289.62 miles (466.09 km) NW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 11 | 306.08 miles (492.59 km) NNW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 12 | 347.56 miles (559.35 km) NNW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 13 | 393.57 miles (633.38 km) NW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 14 | 413.62 miles (665.66 km) NNW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 15 | 414.07 miles (666.38 km) N | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,683.21 miles (18,802.26 km) WSW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,659.23 miles (18,763.66 km) WSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,165.43 miles (17,968.97 km) W | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,124.89 miles (17,903.73 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,122.64 miles (17,900.11 km) W | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,097.52 miles (17,859.68 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,081.19 miles (17,833.40 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 11,074.10 miles (17,821.98 km) W | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 11,072.72 miles (17,819.77 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,069.13 miles (17,814.00 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 11,068.84 miles (17,813.53 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,047.27 miles (17,778.82 km) W | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 11,032.34 miles (17,754.79 km) W | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 11,019.04 miles (17,733.38 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,995.38 miles (17,695.31 km) W | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.87 miles (52.90 km) ENE | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 2 | 55.86 miles (89.90 km) SSW | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 3 | 91.61 miles (147.43 km) W | Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 4 | 93.08 miles (149.80 km) W | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 5 | 109.91 miles (176.88 km) WNW | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 6 | 139.62 miles (224.69 km) SSW | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 7 | 155.43 miles (250.15 km) SSE | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 160.98 miles (259.06 km) W | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 9 | 197.42 miles (317.71 km) SW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 10 | 202.34 miles (325.63 km) NNE | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 11 | 204.41 miles (328.97 km) SE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 205.04 miles (329.98 km) WSW | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 13 | 208.20 miles (335.06 km) N | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 14 | 223.67 miles (359.96 km) NE | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 15 | 225.37 miles (362.70 km) NNW | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,372.09 miles (18,301.55 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,935.83 miles (17,599.47 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,918.97 miles (17,572.33 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,917.86 miles (17,570.54 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,915.58 miles (17,566.88 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,914.64 miles (17,565.36 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,912.04 miles (17,561.19 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,906.86 miles (17,552.84 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,905.86 miles (17,551.23 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,904.76 miles (17,549.46 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,899.31 miles (17,540.70 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,896.74 miles (17,536.56 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,888.01 miles (17,522.50 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,887.27 miles (17,521.32 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,866.03 miles (17,487.14 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |