Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Mocímboa da Praia Airport (MZB), Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,998 miles (or 4,824 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 Mocímboa da Praia 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 Mocímboa da Praia 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):

• The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of 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.
• In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
• Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
• 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 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 Mocímboa da Praia Airport (MZB):

• The closest airport to Mocímboa da Praia Airport (MZB) is Mueda Airport (MUD), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) WSW of MZB.
• The furthest airport from Mocímboa da Praia Airport (MZB) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• Mocímboa da Praia Airport (MZB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mocímboa da Praia Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Mocímboa da Praia 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.