Nonstop flight route between Mykolaiv, Ukraine and Colombo, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(47°3'29"N by 31°55'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°10'51"N by 79°53'0"E)
Distance from NLV to CMB:
3,940.81 miles (6,342.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), Mykolaiv, Ukraine and Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,941 miles (or 6,342 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLV / UKON |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°3'29"N by 31°55'14"E |
| Area Served: | Mykolaiv (Nikolayev), Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NLV |
| More Information: | NLV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMB / VCBI |
| Airport Names: |
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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 International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV):
- In 1993, the new passenger terminal was built.
- In order to have the possibility of receiving and serving airplanes like the Тu -154, Il-76, Аn-22, and Il-62, in 1989 the boarding gate at Nikolaev Airport was upgraded.
- In addition to being known as "International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport)", other names for NLV include "Міжнародний аэропорт «Миколаїв»Международный аэропорт «Николаев»" and "Mizhnаrodnyi аеroport Mykolaiv".
- In January 2009, the Mykolaiv Oblast State Administration reorganized the cooperative enterprise Mykolaiv International Airport into an open stock society.
- Because of International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev 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 International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) is Kherson International Airport (KHE), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SE of NLV.
- International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,051 miles (17,784 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):
- The existing airport will be converted to a domestic and regional terminal when the new complex is ready.
- 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 handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Bandaranaike International Airport", another name for CMB is "බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළபண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- 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.
- The airport is used by Emirates as an alternative emergency airport for its Airbus A380 aircraft.
- 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.
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.48 miles (61.92 km) SE | Kherson International Airport (KHE) | Kherson, Ukraine |     |
| 2 | 73.24 miles (117.86 km) SW | Odesa International Airport (ODS) | Odessa, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 90.71 miles (145.98 km) NE | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 4 | 141.19 miles (227.22 km) W | Chișinău International Airport (KIV) | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| 5 | 160.17 miles (257.76 km) NNE | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 168.13 miles (270.58 km) ENE | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 170.02 miles (273.62 km) SE | Simferopol International Airport (SIP) | Simferopol, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 172.93 miles (278.31 km) ENE | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 201.03 miles (323.52 km) WNW | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 10 | 202.36 miles (325.66 km) W | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 11 | 213.56 miles (343.69 km) NNE | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 228.79 miles (368.20 km) E | Berdyansk Airport (ERD) | Berdyansk, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 231.86 miles (373.15 km) NNW | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 239.86 miles (386.02 km) W | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 15 | 240.52 miles (387.07 km) NNW | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,050.58 miles (17,784.13 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,725.48 miles (17,260.95 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,638.99 miles (17,121.76 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,625.94 miles (17,100.74 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,614.14 miles (17,081.76 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,613.81 miles (17,081.22 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,603.00 miles (17,063.83 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,582.32 miles (17,030.55 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,574.40 miles (17,017.80 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,570.58 miles (17,011.66 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,563.24 miles (16,999.85 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,552.87 miles (16,983.15 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,548.68 miles (16,976.41 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,543.73 miles (16,968.45 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,543.24 miles (16,967.65 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.81 miles (39.93 km) S | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | 85.92 miles (138.27 km) NNE | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 87.34 miles (140.56 km) SSE | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 105.07 miles (169.09 km) SE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 112.63 miles (181.27 km) SE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 119.88 miles (192.94 km) E | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 128.11 miles (206.18 km) ENE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 129.25 miles (208.00 km) NE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 180.87 miles (291.08 km) N | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 220.49 miles (354.84 km) NNW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 11 | 221.88 miles (357.08 km) WNW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 12 | 260.27 miles (418.87 km) NNW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 13 | 314.83 miles (506.67 km) NW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 14 | 328.90 miles (529.31 km) NW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 15 | 330.63 miles (532.09 km) N | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,614.20 miles (18,691.19 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,593.72 miles (18,658.24 km) WSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,128.12 miles (17,908.93 km) W | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,090.52 miles (17,848.42 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,075.96 miles (17,824.99 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,056.53 miles (17,793.72 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,045.26 miles (17,775.57 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,036.65 miles (17,761.71 km) W | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 11,030.26 miles (17,751.43 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 11,027.67 miles (17,747.26 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 11,018.75 miles (17,732.91 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,001.39 miles (17,704.98 km) WSW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 10,996.97 miles (17,697.87 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,993.69 miles (17,692.59 km) W | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 10,954.29 miles (17,629.18 km) W | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |