Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Guanambi Airport (GNM), Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,532 miles (or 13,731 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 Guanambi 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 Guanambi 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: | GNM / SNGI |
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Location: | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°12'24"S by 42°45'3"W |
Area Served: | Guanambi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1814 feet (553 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GNM |
More Information: | GNM Maps & Info |
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- 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.
Facts about Guanambi Airport (GNM):
- In addition to being known as "Guanambi Airport", another name for GNM is "Aeroporto de Guanambi".
- The closest airport to Guanambi Airport (GNM) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) NW of GNM.
- Guanambi Airport (GNM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located 4 km from Guanambi city centre.
- The furthest airport from Guanambi Airport (GNM) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Guanambi Airport (meaning Guanambi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,107 miles (19,484 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.