Nonstop flight route between Le Havre, France and Weerawila, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(49°32'2"N by 0°5'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°15'15"N by 81°14'2"E)
Distance from LEH to WRZ:
5,493.15 miles (8,840.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH), Le Havre, France and Weerawila Airport (WRZ), Weerawila, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,493 miles (or 8,840 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 Le Havre - Octeville Airport and Weerawila 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 Le Havre - Octeville Airport and Weerawila Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEH / LFOH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Le Havre, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°32'2"N by 0°5'17"E |
| Area Served: | Le Havre |
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin Aéroports |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 312 feet (95 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEH |
| More Information: | LEH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRZ / VCCW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Weerawila, Sri Lanka |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°15'15"N by 81°14'2"E |
| Area Served: | Hambantota |
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRZ |
| More Information: | WRZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH):
- Because of Le Havre - Octeville Airport's relatively low elevation of 312 feet, planes can take off or land at Le Havre - Octeville 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.
- In addition to being known as "Le Havre - Octeville Airport", another name for LEH is "Aéroport du Havre - OctevilleAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-30".
- The closest airport to Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) is Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of LEH.
- Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Le Havre - Octeville Airport (meaning Le Havre - Octeville Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Weerawila Airport (WRZ):
- In addition to being known as "Weerawila Airport", another name for WRZ is "වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The furthest airport from Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,727 miles (18,872 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Because of Weerawila Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Weerawila 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.
- Weerawila Airport (WRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of WRZ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.02 miles (19.35 km) SSE | Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL) | Deauville, France |     |
| 2 | 34.74 miles (55.91 km) SW | Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) | Caen, France | |
| 3 | 50.19 miles (80.78 km) E | Rouen Airport (URO) | Rouen, France | |
| 4 | 61.81 miles (99.47 km) SE | Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX) | Évreux / Fauville, France | |
| 5 | 70.48 miles (113.43 km) W | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 6 | 88.39 miles (142.26 km) ENE | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 7 | 91.03 miles (146.50 km) E | Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) | Beauvais, France | |
| 8 | 91.54 miles (147.31 km) N | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 95.21 miles (153.23 km) NNW | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 96.24 miles (154.88 km) NE | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 11 | 98.76 miles (158.93 km) SE | Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) | Chartres, France | |
| 12 | 98.95 miles (159.25 km) NNW | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 103.75 miles (166.97 km) W | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 105.16 miles (169.24 km) WSW | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 105.21 miles (169.33 km) NNE | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,008.86 miles (19,326.34 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,914.59 miles (19,174.63 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,910.28 miles (19,167.69 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,886.45 miles (19,129.34 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,884.66 miles (19,126.46 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,884.60 miles (19,126.37 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,856.48 miles (19,081.11 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,855.72 miles (19,079.88 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,854.04 miles (19,077.18 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,851.75 miles (19,073.50 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,829.20 miles (19,037.20 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,826.35 miles (19,032.61 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,821.11 miles (19,024.18 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,819.98 miles (19,022.37 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,814.99 miles (19,014.33 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.94 miles (12.79 km) WNW | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | 65.27 miles (105.04 km) WSW | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 79.54 miles (128.01 km) NNE | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 100.49 miles (161.71 km) WNW | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 104.77 miles (168.60 km) NNE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 112.63 miles (181.27 km) NW | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 151.84 miles (244.36 km) NNW | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 157.95 miles (254.19 km) N | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 257.10 miles (413.76 km) NNW | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 327.76 miles (527.48 km) NW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 11 | 333.26 miles (536.34 km) WNW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 12 | 356.21 miles (573.26 km) NNW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 13 | 406.36 miles (653.97 km) NNW | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| 14 | 426.95 miles (687.10 km) NW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 15 | 436.68 miles (702.76 km) NW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,726.82 miles (18,872.44 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,706.02 miles (18,838.97 km) WSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,226.74 miles (18,067.65 km) W | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,187.00 miles (18,003.68 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,180.59 miles (17,993.38 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,157.63 miles (17,956.43 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,137.18 miles (17,923.52 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 11,136.33 miles (17,922.14 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,135.33 miles (17,920.53 km) W | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 11,128.88 miles (17,910.15 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 11,125.39 miles (17,904.53 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,105.53 miles (17,872.58 km) WSW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 11,093.20 miles (17,852.73 km) W | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 11,083.47 miles (17,837.08 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,054.91 miles (17,791.11 km) W | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |