Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Kalamata, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Kalamata International Airport (KLX), Kalamata, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,236 miles (or 6,818 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 Kalamata 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 Kalamata International 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Kalamata International Airport (KLX):

• The closest airport to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) is Sparti Airport (SPJ), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) ESE of KLX.
• Kalamata International Airport (KLX) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Kalamata International Airport", another name for KLX is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καλαμάτας".
• The furthest airport from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,388 miles (18,328 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
• It is featured in the opening scene of the 2013 film Before Midnight.
• Kalamata International Airport handled 75,800 passengers last year.
• The airport is located between Kalamata and Messini on GR-82 and west of the train tracks on the Pamisos River plain.
• Because of Kalamata International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalamata 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.