Nonstop flight route between Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia and Galle, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Okhotsk Airport (OHO), Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,922 miles (or 7,921 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 Okhotsk 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 Okhotsk Airport and Koggala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OHO / |
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| Location: | Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°24'51"N by 143°3'32"E |
| Area Served: | Okhotsk |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from OHO |
| More Information: | OHO Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Okhotsk Airport (OHO):
- In addition to being known as "Okhotsk Airport", another name for OHO is "UHOO".
- The closest airport to Okhotsk Airport (OHO) is Sokol Airport (GDX), which is located 269 miles (434 kilometers) E of OHO.
- The furthest airport from Okhotsk Airport (OHO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,674 miles (18,787 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- The Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
- QEA and Imperial Airways flew Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats from Koggala lake to the Swan River at Perth, on what was at the time the world's longest non-stop air route.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- 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.
