Nonstop flight route between Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Forlì Airport (FRL), Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,796 miles (or 7,719 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 Forlì 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 Forlì 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 |
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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: | FRL / LIPK |
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Location: | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°11'44"N by 12°4'10"E |
Area Served: | Forlì |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRL |
More Information: | FRL Maps & Info |
Facts about Ratmalana Airport (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 2012, plans were drawn to relaunch Ratmalana as an international airport, to act as a secondary airport for the city.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
Facts about Forlì Airport (FRL):
- http://www.forli24ore.it/news/forli/0035079-aeroporto-e-ufficiale-un-acquirente-ce
- Forli Airport was used by Wiz Jet, and also Wind Jet who moved to the nearby Rimini Airport on 27 March 2011.
- Because of Forlì Airport's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Forlì 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.
- http://www.romagnanoi.it/news/news/1203695/Il-Ridolfi-ha-un-futuro.html
- Forlì Airport handled 261,939 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Forlì Airport (FRL) is Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of FRL.
- In addition to being known as "Forlì Airport", another name for FRL is "Aeroporto di Forlì - "L. Ridolfi"".
- Forlì Airport (FRL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Forlì Airport (FRL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Forlì Airport (meaning Forlì Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,012 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/forli/cronaca/2014/05/06/1061755-aeroporto-ridolfi-cordata-americani.shtml