Nonstop flight route between Peshawar, Pakistan and Galle, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW), Peshawar, Pakistan and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,015 miles (or 3,243 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 relatively short distance between Bacha Khan International Airport and Koggala Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEW / OPPS |
| Airport Name: | Bacha Khan International Airport |
| Location: | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'38"N by 71°30'52"E |
| Area Served: | Peshawar |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1158 feet (353 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PEW |
| More Information: | PEW 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 Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW):
- The closest airport to Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) WNW of PEW.
- The furthest airport from Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,962 miles (19,250 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Bacha Khan International Airport handled 103,525 passengers last year.
- The airport achieved international status in 1965 when the first flight was operated from Kabul, Afghanistan to Peshawar.
- Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bacha Khan International Airport, previously called Peshawar International Airport, is an international airport located in the city of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of 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.
- Prior to the Second World War, the lake at Koggala was used for seaplanes.
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- 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.
- 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.
