Nonstop flight route between Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland and Colombo, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mariehamn Airport (MHQ), Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland and Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,779 miles (or 7,691 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 Mariehamn Airport and Bandaranaike 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 Mariehamn Airport and Bandaranaike 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: | MHQ / EFMA |
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Location: | Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°7'18"N by 19°53'47"E |
Area Served: | Mariehamn |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MHQ |
More Information: | MHQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMB / VCBI |
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Location: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°10'51"N by 79°53'0"E |
Area Served: | Colombo |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CMB |
More Information: | CMB Maps & Info |
Facts about Mariehamn Airport (MHQ):
- Mariehamn Airport (MHQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mariehamn Airport", another name for MHQ is "Mariehamns flygplatsMaarianhaminan lentoasema".
- The furthest airport from Mariehamn Airport (MHQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,120 miles (17,896 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Mariehamn Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Mariehamn 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 Mariehamn Airport (MHQ) is Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) WSW of MHQ.
- Mariehamn Airport handled 48,672 passengers last year.
Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):
- Bandaranaike International Airport handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
- Bandaranaike International Airport is equipped with 18 double jetway gates in preparation for airlines introducing the Airbus A380.
- On 9 January 2012, an Airbus A380-800 operated by Emirates flight EK 413 from Sydney landed at Bandaranaike International Airport.
- The second phase of the expansion project is being carried out with Japanese assistance and is expected to be completed by 2015.
- In addition to being known as "Bandaranaike International Airport", another name for CMB is "බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළபண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- The furthest airport from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,614 miles (18,691 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- On 7 November 1971 the first Boeing 747 landing took place, the Boeing 747-200B was operated by Condor was carrying German tourists from Frankfurt.
- Bandaranaike International Airport is one of the two international airports serving the city of Colombo, the other is Ratmalana Airport.
- Because of Bandaranaike International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Bandaranaike 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 Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.