Nonstop flight route between Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Camiri, Bolivia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Camiri Airport (CAM), Camiri, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,823 miles (or 15,808 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 Camiri 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 Camiri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):

• During the Second World War it was used as a Royal Air Force base, with No 30 Squadron flying Hawker Hurricanes from there against Japanese Navy aircraft.
• The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
• 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.
• In 1964, the government decided to build the new Bandaranaike International Airport north of the city, to replace Ratmalana.
• In 2012, plans were drawn to relaunch Ratmalana as an international airport, to act as a secondary airport for the city.
• In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
• 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.
• Ratmalana airport at one time had the country's main air terminal, with the Douglas DC-3 Dakota and Lockheed Constellation aeroplanes of Air Ceylon flying out of it.
• Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Camiri Airport (CAM):

• In addition to being known as "Camiri Airport", other names for CAM include "Camiri Airport (Camiri)" and "Aeropuerto Camiri".
• The furthest airport from Camiri Airport (CAM) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is nearly antipodal to Camiri Airport (meaning Camiri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shun Tak Heliport), and is located 12,219 miles (19,665 kilometers) away in Sheung Wan, China.
• The closest airport to Camiri Airport (CAM) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) SW of CAM.
• Camiri Airport (CAM) currently has only 1 runway.