Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and CancĂșn, Quintana Roo, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and CancĂșn International Airport (CUN), CancĂșn, Quintana Roo, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,377 miles (or 16,700 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 CancĂșn 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 Koggala Airport and CancĂșn 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: | KCT / VCCK |
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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: | CUN / MMUN |
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| Location: | CancĂșn, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°2'12"N by 86°52'36"W |
| Area Served: | CancĂșn |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CUN |
| More Information: | CUN Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- The furthest airport from Koggala Airport (KCT) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, GalĂĄpagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Meanwhile, the tarmac surface of the land runway was developed.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "à¶à·à¶à·à¶à¶œ à¶à·à·à¶±à·à¶à·à¶§à·à¶Žà· ".
- Koggala Airport in Sri Lanka was originally a Royal Air Force Station RAF Koggala.
Facts about CancĂșn International Airport (CUN):
- The closest airport to CancĂșn International Airport (CUN) is Cozumel International Airport (CZM), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of CUN.
- CancĂșn International Airport (CUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "CancĂșn International Airport", another name for CUN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de CancĂșn".
- The furthest airport from CancĂșn International Airport (CUN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of CancĂșn International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at CancĂșn 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 terminals together comprise 47 boarding gates, 22 in Terminal 2, and 14 in Terminal 3.
- CancĂșn International Airport is located in CancĂșn, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's YucatĂĄn Peninsula.
