Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Trinidad, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD), Trinidad, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,001 miles (or 16,095 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 Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz 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 Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz 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: | TDD / SLTR |
Airport Name: | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport |
Location: | Trinidad, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°49'6"S by 64°55'5"W |
Airport Type: | General |
Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TDD |
More Information: | TDD 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 Airport in Sri Lanka was originally a Royal Air Force Station RAF Koggala.
- 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.
- The Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
- 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.
Facts about Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD):
- Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) is Lubang Airport (LBX), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (meaning Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lubang Airport), and is located 12,094 miles (19,463 kilometers) away in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
- Because of Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz 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.
- The closest airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) is La Esperanza Airport (LEZ), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NW of TDD.