Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Weno, Federated States of Micronesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Chuuk International Airport (TKK), Weno, Federated States of Micronesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,903 miles (or 7,891 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 Chuuk 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 Chuuk 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: | TKK / PTKK |
Airport Name: | Chuuk International Airport |
Location: | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°27'42"N by 151°50'35"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TKK |
More Information: | TKK Maps & Info |
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- Koggala Airport in Sri Lanka was originally a Royal Air Force Station RAF Koggala.
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- 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 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.
- 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.
Facts about Chuuk International Airport (TKK):
- Because of Chuuk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Chuuk 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.
- The closest airport to Chuuk International Airport (TKK) is Pohnpei International Airport (PNI), which is located 438 miles (704 kilometers) E of TKK.
- Chuuk International Airport (TKK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chuuk International Airport (TKK) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is nearly antipodal to Chuuk International Airport (meaning Chuuk International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.