Nonstop flight route between Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States and Batticaloa, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Olive Branch Airport (OLV), Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States and Batticaloa Airport (BTC), Batticaloa, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,435 miles (or 15,185 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 Olive Branch Airport and Batticaloa 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 Olive Branch Airport and Batticaloa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OLV / KOLV |
Airport Name: | Olive Branch Airport |
Location: | Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°58'44"N by 89°47'12"W |
Area Served: | Olive Branch, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | Metro Industrial Park Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 402 feet (123 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OLV |
More Information: | OLV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTC / VCCB |
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Location: | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°42'18"N by 81°40'38"E |
Area Served: | Batticaloa |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Sri Lanka |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTC |
More Information: | BTC Maps & Info |
Facts about Olive Branch Airport (OLV):
- Because of Olive Branch Airport's relatively low elevation of 402 feet, planes can take off or land at Olive Branch 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.
- Metro Aviation Service is the fixed base operator.
- In the early 1970s, Holiday Inn announced they would construct what would be called Holiday Inn University and Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi.
- Olive Branch Airport (OLV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Air Venture Flight Center is a flight training school and aircraft rental company based at the airport.
- The closest airport to Olive Branch Airport (OLV) is Memphis International Airport (MEM), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OLV.
- The furthest airport from Olive Branch Airport (OLV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,021 miles (17,736 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Batticaloa Airport (BTC):
- In addition to being known as "Batticaloa Airport", another name for BTC is "மட்டக்களப்பு விமான நிலையம்මඩකලපුව ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The furthest airport from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Batticaloa Airport (BTC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Batticaloa Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Batticaloa 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 Batticaloa Airport (BTC) is Ampara Airport (ADP), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) S of BTC.