Nonstop flight route between Porto Velho, Brazil and Galle, Sri Lanka:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH), Porto Velho, Brazil and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,979 miles (or 16,059 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 Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) 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 Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) and Koggala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH):

• The furthest airport from Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) is Kudat Airport (KUD), which is nearly antipodal to Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (meaning Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kudat Airport), and is located 12,303 miles (19,800 kilometers) away in Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia.
• Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) handled 1,050,682 passengers last year.
• The airport is located 7 km from downtown Porto Velho.
• The airport was opened on April 16, 1969 as a replacement to Caiari Airport, which was then closed.
• In addition to being known as "Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte)", another name for PVH is "Aeroporto Internacional de Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira (Belmonte)".
• Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte)'s relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) 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 Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is located 118 miles (189 kilometers) NNW of PVH.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.