Nonstop flight route between Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico and Galle, Sri Lanka:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL), Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,579 miles (or 15,416 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 General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport and Koggala 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 General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport and Koggala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL):

• General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport", another name for MXL is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Mexicali General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada".
• In 2012 the airport served 521,900 passengers, while in 2013 it served 496,000 passengers according to Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico.
• General Aviation Terminal and Airport Commander's Office.
• The closest airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) is Calexico International Airport (CXL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of MXL.
• The furthest airport from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,543 miles (18,577 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada 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.

Facts about Koggala Airport (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.
• In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
• Meanwhile, the tarmac surface of the land runway was developed.
• 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 continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
• Prior to the Second World War, the lake at Koggala was used for seaplanes.
• The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
• Koggala Airport in Sri Lanka was originally a Royal Air Force Station RAF Koggala.