Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Fort Severn, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Fort Severn Airport (YER), Fort Severn, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,098 miles (or 13,032 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 Fort Severn 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 Fort Severn 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: | YER / CYER |
| Airport Name: | Fort Severn Airport |
| Location: | Fort Severn, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°1'8"N by 87°40'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YER |
| More Information: | YER 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.
- Meanwhile, the tarmac surface of the land runway was developed.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- 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 Fort Severn Airport (YER):
- Fort Severn Airport (YER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fort Severn Airport (YER) is Peawanuck Airport (YPO), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) SE of YER.
- The furthest airport from Fort Severn Airport (YER) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,566 miles (17,005 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Fort Severn Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Severn 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.
