Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Clarksville, Tennessee, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV), Clarksville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,387 miles (or 15,107 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 Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional 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 Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional 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):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
• The Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
• Prior to the Second World War, the lake at Koggala was used for seaplanes.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• Koggala Airport in Sri Lanka was originally a Royal Air Force Station RAF Koggala.
• Meanwhile, the tarmac surface of the land runway was developed.

Facts about Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV):

• Outlaw Field has several FBOs and flight training facilities.
• Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV) has 2 runways.
• Because of Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 550 feet, planes can take off or land at Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional 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.
• Opened in 1937 as a private airport.
• The furthest airport from Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,156 miles (17,954 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV) is Campbell Army Airfield (HOP), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NW of CKV.
• In addition to being known as "Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport", another name for CKV is "John F. Outlaw Field".