Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Susanville, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from KCT to SVE:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- KCT Airport Information
- SVE Airport Information
- Facts about KCT
- Facts about SVE
- Map of Nearest Airports to KCT
- List of Nearest Airports to KCT
- Map of Furthest Airports from KCT
- List of Furthest Airports from KCT
- Map of Nearest Airports to SVE
- List of Nearest Airports to SVE
- Map of Furthest Airports from SVE
- List of Furthest Airports from SVE
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE), Susanville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,969 miles (or 14,434 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 Susanville Municipal 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 Susanville Municipal 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 |
Airport Names: |
|
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: | SVE / KSVE |
Airport Name: | Susanville Municipal Airport |
Location: | Susanville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°22'32"N by 120°34'22"W |
Area Served: | Susanville, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Susanville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4149 feet (1,265 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SVE |
More Information: | SVE Maps & Info |
Facts about Koggala Airport (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.
- 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.
- 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".
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
- Koggala Airport in Sri Lanka was originally a Royal Air Force Station RAF Koggala.
- The Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
Facts about Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE):
- The closest airport to Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) is Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of SVE.
- The furthest airport from Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,156 miles (17,953 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Susanville Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,149 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SVE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SVE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) has 2 runways.