Nonstop flight route between Osaka, Japan and Colombo, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Osaka International Airport (OSA), Osaka, Japan and Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,997 miles (or 6,432 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 Osaka International 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 Osaka International 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: | OSA / |
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Location: | Osaka, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°47'3"N by 135°26'21"E |
Area Served: | Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield); Osaka International Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminal) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OSA |
More Information: | OSA 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 Osaka International Airport (OSA):
- Because of Osaka International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Osaka 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.
- In September 2013, NKIAC announced that it would acquire Osaka Airport Terminal Co.
- The furthest airport from Osaka International Airport (OSA) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- New Kansai International Airport Corporation plans to renovate the terminal by spring 2020, in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, at a cost of 18 billion yen.
- The closest airport to Osaka International Airport (OSA) is Osaka International Airport (ITM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of OSA.
- In addition to being known as "Osaka International Airport", other names for OSA include "Itami International Airport", "大阪国際空港", "Ōsaka Kokusai Kūkō", "ITM" and "RJOO".
- Osaka International Airport (OSA) has 2 runways.
- Itami was renamed Osaka Airport following its return to Japanese control in March 1959.
- In May 1968, a group of local citizens decided to sue the government for damages related to noise pollution from Itami Airport.
Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):
- 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 existing airport will be converted to a domestic and regional terminal when the new complex is ready.
- The closest airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.
- Airport expansion projects have recently been undertaken at the airport under the Stage 1, Phase II Expansion Project.
- 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.
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bandaranaike International Airport handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
- It was named after former Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike, in 1970.
- On 9 January 2012, an Airbus A380-800 operated by Emirates flight EK 413 from Sydney landed at Bandaranaike International Airport.