Nonstop flight route between Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Bacău, Romania:
Departure Airport:
(6°49'19"N by 79°53'10"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°31'18"N by 26°54'37"E)
Distance from RML to BCM:
4,156.62 miles (6,689.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM), Bacău, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,157 miles (or 6,689 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 Ratmalana Airport and Bacău "George Enescu" 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 Ratmalana Airport and Bacău "George Enescu" 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: | RML / VCCC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°49'19"N by 79°53'10"E |
| Area Served: | Colombo |
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RML |
| More Information: | RML Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCM / LRBC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bacău, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°31'18"N by 26°54'37"E |
| Area Served: | Bacău, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Bacău County Council, Bacău Local Council |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 607 feet (185 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCM |
| More Information: | BCM Maps & Info |
Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):
- There are currently 2 terminals at the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
- Because of Ratmalana Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Ratmalana 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.
- On 11 August 1952, 3 months after the inaugural service of a passenger jet aircraft, BOAC began its Comet service between Colombo and London.
- The furthest airport from Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,628 miles (18,713 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
- Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM):
- Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport handled 307,488 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) NE of BCM.
- Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport", another name for BCM is "Aeroportul Internaţional George Enescu Bacău".
- Bacău Airport opened for passenger service in 1946.
- Because of Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Bacău "George Enescu" 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 furthest airport from Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,288 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.81 miles (39.93 km) N | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka |     |
| 2 | 64.52 miles (103.84 km) SSE | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 92.58 miles (148.99 km) ESE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 100.49 miles (161.71 km) ESE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 108.75 miles (175.02 km) NNE | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 124.47 miles (200.32 km) ENE | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 137.09 miles (220.62 km) ENE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 148.17 miles (238.45 km) NE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 205.62 miles (330.90 km) N | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 233.27 miles (375.40 km) WNW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 11 | 241.63 miles (388.86 km) NNW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 12 | 284.05 miles (457.13 km) NNW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 13 | 331.77 miles (533.93 km) NW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 14 | 349.40 miles (562.30 km) NNW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 15 | 355.44 miles (572.02 km) N | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,627.95 miles (18,713.33 km) WSW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,606.18 miles (18,678.30 km) WSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,131.04 miles (17,913.63 km) W | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,092.52 miles (17,851.64 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,081.81 miles (17,834.40 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,060.56 miles (17,800.21 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,045.16 miles (17,775.42 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,039.57 miles (17,766.42 km) W | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 11,037.47 miles (17,763.05 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 11,031.75 miles (17,753.83 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 11,025.78 miles (17,744.23 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,006.96 miles (17,713.94 km) WSW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 10,996.97 miles (17,697.87 km) W | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 10,995.28 miles (17,695.14 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,957.33 miles (17,634.07 km) W | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.44 miles (90.82 km) NE | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 2 | 84.67 miles (136.27 km) NNW | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 3 | 99.72 miles (160.48 km) ENE | Chișinău International Airport (KIV) | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| 4 | 99.95 miles (160.85 km) NNE | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 5 | 118.86 miles (191.29 km) W | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 6 | 127.64 miles (205.41 km) NNW | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 140.58 miles (226.24 km) SSW | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 8 | 144.44 miles (232.45 km) WSW | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 9 | 144.82 miles (233.06 km) SSW | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 10 | 153.98 miles (247.80 km) W | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 11 | 167.68 miles (269.85 km) SSE | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 12 | 179.39 miles (288.69 km) E | Odesa International Airport (ODS) | Odessa, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 180.01 miles (289.70 km) WNW | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 14 | 193.20 miles (310.93 km) NNW | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 199.70 miles (321.39 km) SSW | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,287.51 miles (18,165.44 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,878.84 miles (17,507.75 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,853.57 miles (17,467.09 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,840.71 miles (17,446.38 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,820.74 miles (17,414.24 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,811.27 miles (17,399.01 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,808.10 miles (17,393.90 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,803.11 miles (17,385.87 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,792.48 miles (17,368.77 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,783.09 miles (17,353.65 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,781.80 miles (17,351.58 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,781.77 miles (17,351.54 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,772.07 miles (17,335.92 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,769.55 miles (17,331.87 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,760.76 miles (17,317.73 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |