Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Hyderabad, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD), Hyderabad, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 787 miles (or 1,267 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 relatively short distance between Koggala Airport and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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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.
• 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 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.
• Meanwhile, the tarmac surface of the land runway was developed.
• 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.
• Prior to the Second World War, the lake at Koggala was used for seaplanes.

Facts about Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD):

• The airport is 40 km from Secunderabad Junction.
• The furthest airport from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,587 miles (18,648 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) is Begumpet Airport (BPM), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of HYD.
• The ATC tower is 75 m tall and has a column-free perimeter to give uninterrupted views of the airfield.
• It is named after former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.
• In the second phase of the airport development, Terminal 1 will be expanded to an area of 260,000 m2 to cater to the growing demand.
• Apart from normal taxi and cab services, Pushpak Airport liner run by APSRTC connects Rajiv Gandhi International airport with major parts of the city.
• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) has 2 runways.
• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, also known as Hyderabad International Airport, or simply RGIA, is an international airport serving the metropolis of Hyderabad located at Shamshabad, about 22 km south of Hyderabad.
• The state-of-the-art cargo terminal has implemented a concept of an integrated cargo facility housing domestic and international facilities under one roof.
• GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd has leased Air India space for an MRO facility at the airport.