Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Evansville, Indiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°59'38"N by 80°19'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°2'17"N by 87°31'50"W)
Distance from KCT to EVV:
9,295.82 miles (14,960.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Evansville Regional Airport (EVV), Evansville, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,296 miles (or 14,960 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 Evansville 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 Evansville Regional 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: | EVV / KEVV |
| Airport Name: | Evansville Regional Airport |
| Location: | Evansville, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°2'17"N by 87°31'50"W |
| Area Served: | Evansville, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Evansville/Vanderburgh Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 418 feet (127 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EVV |
| More Information: | EVV 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 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
Facts about Evansville Regional Airport (EVV):
- Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) is Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SE of EVV.
- Evansville Regional Airport covers 1,250 acres at an elevation of 418 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Evansville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 418 feet, planes can take off or land at Evansville 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.
- On June 16, 1930 the Evansville Municipal Airport was dedicated.
- The furthest airport from Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,144 miles (17,934 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Evansville Regional Airport is a public airport three miles north of Evansville, in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
- In 1950 a new terminal opened at a cost of $787,000.
| 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 | 28.67 miles (46.13 km) SE | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB) | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States | |
| 2 | 34.58 miles (55.64 km) ENE | Huntingburg Airport (HNB) | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | |
| 3 | 45.14 miles (72.64 km) N | O'Neal Airport (OEA) | Vincennes, Indiana, United States | |
| 4 | 50.31 miles (80.97 km) N | Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV) | Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States | |
| 5 | 56.20 miles (90.45 km) N | Ed-Air Airport (OTN) | Oaktown, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 58.27 miles (93.78 km) NE | French Lick Municipal Airport (FRH) | French Lick, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 74.50 miles (119.90 km) N | Sullivan County Airport (SIV) | Sullivan, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 74.75 miles (120.30 km) WNW | Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN) | Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States | |
| 9 | 80.74 miles (129.94 km) NE | Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR) | Bedford, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 83.05 miles (133.65 km) WSW | Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) | Marion, Illinois, United States | |
| 11 | 85.38 miles (137.40 km) E | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 12 | 88.19 miles (141.93 km) WNW | Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO) | Salem, Illinois, United States | |
| 13 | 90.91 miles (146.31 km) ESE | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 14 | 91.08 miles (146.58 km) NNE | Monroe County Airport (BMG) | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 94.41 miles (151.94 km) S | Campbell Army Airfield (HOP) | Fort Campbell / Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,143.57 miles (17,933.79 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,121.72 miles (17,898.63 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,099.40 miles (17,862.70 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,094.56 miles (17,854.91 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,070.72 miles (17,816.56 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,055.01 miles (17,791.26 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,046.00 miles (17,776.77 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,044.06 miles (17,773.65 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,017.59 miles (17,731.05 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,009.20 miles (17,717.55 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,999.83 miles (17,702.46 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,989.45 miles (17,685.77 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,956.03 miles (17,631.97 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,955.79 miles (17,631.58 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,947.65 miles (17,618.50 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |