Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Mostar International Airport (OMO), Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,563 miles (or 7,343 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 Mostar 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 Mostar International 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: | OMO / LQMO |
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Location: | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°16'58"N by 17°50'44"E |
Area Served: | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mostar (88%) Zagreb Airport (12%) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 156 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OMO |
More Information: | OMO Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prior to the Second World War, the lake at Koggala was used for seaplanes.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
Facts about Mostar International Airport (OMO):
- The furthest airport from Mostar International Airport (OMO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,720 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Mostar International Airport", other names for OMO include "Međunarodni aerodrom Mostar Међународни аеродром Мостар" and "Međunarodna zračna luka Mostar".
- The closest airport to Mostar International Airport (OMO) is Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NNE of OMO.
- Mostar International Airport (OMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1984, the airport became international and was announced as an alternative to Sarajevo International Airport during the 1984 Winter Olympics.
- Because of Mostar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 156 feet, planes can take off or land at Mostar 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.